The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS has warned against San Antonio Packing Co.’s raw pork chorizo products.

A public health alert has been issued as the products may be contaminated with a foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal.

The agency noted that a recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.

The alert has been issued to 12-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing “LEAN apco BRAND MEATS ALL NATURAL PREMIUM CHORIZO” with the best-by date of 5/12/24.

The raw pork chorizo items were produced on February 12, 2024.

The product bears the establishment number “EST. 602” inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were distributed to H-E-B grocery stores in Texas.

The alert has been issued after the firm notified the agency that it had received a consumer complaint reporting that pieces of hard plastic and metal were found in the raw pork chorizo product.

However, there have been no confirmed reports of injury or illness due to consumption of the product so far.

Over concern that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers, consumers are urged to throw away the product or return to the place of purchase.

In early February, the FSIS had issued a public health alert against Trader Joe’s frozen ready-to-eat or RTE chicken pilaf product as they may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically rocks.

In March, CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp. recalled around 61,839 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumpling products citing potential contamination with foreign materials, specifically hard plastic from a permanent marker pen.

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