KNOXVILLE - Approximately 29,028 pounds of Jimmy Dean frozen, ready-to-eat pork and poultry sausage links products may be contaminated with pieces of metal. The USDA stated they had received five consumer complaints from people who found metal in the sausage.

Package recall

The frozen, ready-to-eat sausage links items were produced and packaged on Aug. 4, 2018. The recalled products are for 23.4-oz. pouches of “Jimmy Dean HEAT ’n SERVE Original SAUSAGE LINKS Made with Pork & Turkey” with a Use By date of Jan. 31, 19. The product bears case code A6382168, with a time stamp range of 11:58 through 01:49.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 19085” on the back of the product packaging. These items were shipped to an establishment in Tennessee where the product was further distributed to retail stores.

Consumers should check their freezers to see if they have the product(s). These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the Jimmy Dean customer service line at 855-382-3101.