Chomps beef sticks recalled due to possible metal contamination
By Dahl Erickson
March 22, 2025
Cutline: About 29,541 pounds of Chomps ready-to-eat beef sticks were recalled Thursday after the brand’s parent company discovered they may be contaminated with metal. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service)
An Idaho-based snack manufacturer has voluntarily recalled nearly 30,000 ready-to-eat beef sticks after customers reported metal in the product.
Idaho Smokehouse Partners notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that they had received two complaints from customers reporting pieces of metal in Chomps sticks.
The recall affects 29,541 pounds of of the beef snacks which were shipped to California and Illnois with the warning that they may be contaminated with metal.
According to the company, Chomps decided to voluntarily expand the real to include the Chomps Original Turkey sticks to ensure that any possible product packaged druring that timeframe was removed.
No injuries have been confirmed due to the consumption of the snacks.
“Prioritizing the safety and trust of our customers is at the heart of everything we do,” the Chomps company made in a statement on Saturday. “Out of an abundance of caution, Chomps made the decision to include additional product beyond what was required to ensure all potentially affected items were removed from the market.”
The potentially contaminated ready-to-eat beef and turkey sticks were packaged at a single facility between January 16 and January 23, 2025, according to the Chomps recall website. The beef sticks have a Feb. 10, 2026 expiration date.
“FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ pantries,” the agency said. “Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”
Chomps Original Beef Stick product information:
- Product: 1.15-ounce vacuum-sealed packages of “Chomps Original Beef Stick Mild”
- Expiration date: 2/10/2026
- Lot codes: 6220A 25016, 6220A 25017, 6220A 25018, 6220A 25020, 6220A 25021 and 6220A 25022
- Establishment number: 6220A
Chomps Original Turkey Stick product information:
- Product: 1.15-ounce vacuum-sealed packages of “Chomps Original Turkey Stick”
- Lot codes: P6220A 25022 and P6220A 25023
Consumers with questions about the current recall may contact Idaho Smokehouse Partners by phone at 208-227-5282.
