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Home Run Inn Frozen Foods, a Woodbridge, Illinois-based restaurant chain, is recalling approximately 13,099 pounds of frozen meat pizza products that may be contaminated with metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Sunday in a press release.
The frozen meat pizzas were produced on June 6, 2022. The following product is subject to recall; 33.5-oz cartons containing “Home Run Inn CHICAGO'S PREMIUM PIZZERIA DELUXE SAUSAGE CLASSIC PIZZA” with “best by” date of 12/03/22.
The products subject to recall have the establishment number “EST. 18498-A” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to a distributor in Illinois and then further distributed to retailers.
The problem was discovered when the Food Safety and Inspection Service said it had received consumer complaints reporting metal was found in the pizza. There are no confirmed reports of injuries or adverse reactions due to the consumption of the products. Anyone concerned about ingestion should contact a healthcare provider.
The concern is some products may be in consumers’ freezers or found at distributor and retail locations. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Additionally, distributors and retailers are urged not to sell these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Dominic Genetti was born and raised in St. Louis and has been in the media industry since 2003. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwest Missouri State University, and has covered a variety of subjects including hard news, courts, enterprise features, and sports. From 2011 to 2013, Genetti wrote a syndicated baseball column that published daily throughout the country. He was also awarded the "Community Service" award from the Missouri Press Association for his efforts to bring light to a historic cemetery in disrepair in Hannibal, Missouri. Multimedia coverage is also part of Genetti's repertoire. In 2011 he was named the GateHouse Media Videographer of the Year. Genetti has worked for newspapers in Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and Illinois.