Thousands of Hot Pockets are recalled: they suspect they may contain "glass and plastic"

Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling more than 762,000 pounds (about 345 tons) of Hot Pockets, the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service reported on Friday. 

The decision is due to the fact that the product, which consists of frozen filled sandwiches and was shipped to retail stores across the country, "

may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic

," the department added. 

The problem was discovered after the company received four consumer complaints about the presence of foreign material in the Hot Pockets.

The company received a report of a "minor oral injury" associated with the consumption of the product. 

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The recalled packages weigh 54 ounces (1.5 kilos) and contain

12 premium pepperoni pizza sandwiches

made with pork, chicken and beef and a garlic butter crust. 

The batch numbers are 0318544624, 0319544614, 0320544614 and 0321544614 and expiration date set for February 2022. The boxes also have the establishment number “EST.

7721A ”inside the Department of Agriculture mark of inspection. 

The product was manufactured between November 13 and 16 and was distributed that same month. 

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"Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it,"

said the Department of Agriculture, "this product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase."

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"The quality, safety and integrity of Nestlé USA and Hot Pockets products continue to be our number one priority," Nestlé said in a press release.

"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this action poses to both our consumers and retail customers." 

The company had to recall about 92,000 pounds (more than 40 tons) of a frozen chicken meat entree last month over a similar problem. 

With information from AP and Today.com