13,000+ pounds of frozen pizza tainted with metal recalled

• The 33.5-ounce Chicago’s Home Run Inn pizzas would have a “best by” date of Dec. 3.
• The frozen pizzas in the recall made on June 6.
• There are no confirmed reports of injuries or adverse reactions from eating these pizzas.

Authorities announce the recall of more than 13,000 pounds of frozen pizza on Sunday; due to concerns that they are tainted with “extraneous items, notably metal.”

The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture stated that the “best by” date for the 33.5-ounce Chicago’s Home Run Inn pizzas, which are topped with sausage, pepperoni, onions, and peppers, is Dec. 3. (FSIS).

The problem “was identified when the firm told FSIS that it had received customer complaints alleging metal was found in the pizza,” the agency stated. The recalled frozen pizzas were produced on June 6.

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According to the FSIS, “no documented reports of injuries or bad reactions related to ingestion of these items” as of the notice on Sunday.

Home Run Inn Frozen Foods, the company that makes this pizza, is headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of the heart of Chicago.

The regions and stores where the majority of these potentially tainted pizzas found were not mentioned in the recall notification.

On Monday, it was impossible to reach Home Run Inn Frozen Foods representatives for comment.

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