Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs recalled after complaints about metal flakes

Meat processing firm John Morrell & Co. is recalling about 210,000 pounds of Nathan’s and Curtis ready-to-eat beef hot dogs after the company received complaints of “metal flakes” between the hot dogs and the packaging film.

The recall affects:

• 14-ounce sealed film packages of Nathan’s Skinless 8 Beef Franks with a use-by date of Aug. 19, 2017
• 16-ounce sealed film packages of Curtis Beef Master Beef Franks with a use-by date of June 15, 2017

Customers who bought these products should not eat them; instead, either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase, says a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

John Morrell said customers can contact the company for a full refund.

The Cincinnati-based firm said it received “a small number” of complaints about metal flakes. It said in a statement that it was “confident” this was an “isolated incident coming from unusual wear on the packaging line” and that no other products were affected.

There have been no confirmed reports of “adverse reactions or injury due to consumption of these products,” the USDA said.

The recalled hot dogs were produced Jan. 26 and shipped nationwide. The affected products have the establishment number “EST. 296” on the side of the packages.

John Morrell informed the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service of the problem Friday.

samantha.masunaga@latimes.com

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UPDATES:

Noon: This article was updated to include comment from John Morrell & Co.

This article was originally published at 8:25 a.m.