Idaho Smokehouse Partners Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Stick Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

EDITOR'S NOTE: March 27, 2025 -- Details of this recall release were updated to reflect that the product may be packaged into larger plastic bags that bear the establishment number “V2059.” The packages were shipped to distribution centers in California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington for further distribution to retail locations nationwide.

EDITOR'S NOTE: March 25, 2025 -- Details of this recall release were updated to reflect additional contact information for consumers and the media. Consumers with questions about the recall can visit Chomps’ website at www.chomps.com/recall or call Idaho Smokehouse Partners at 208-227-5282. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Stacey Hartnett at Stacey.hartnett@chomps.com or media@idahosmokehousepartners.com.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 -- Idaho Smokehouse Partners, LLC, a Shelley, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 29,541 pounds of ready-to-eat beef stick products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The ready-to-eat beef stick item was produced from January 13 to January 15, 2025. The following product is subject to recall [view labels]:

• 1.15-oz vacuum-sealed packages of “CHOMPS ORIGINAL BEEF STICK MILD,” with an expiration date of 02-10-2026, and lot code 25016 printed on the label. The product subject to recall bears establishment number “6220A” ink-jetted on the package.
• 13.8-oz plastic bags containing 12 1.15-oz vacuum-sealed packages of “CHOMPS ORIGINAL BEEF STICK MILD.” The plastic bags bear establishment number “V2059” and “LOT: 622025016,” with expiration date 02-10-2026 printed on the bags. The individual sticks have an expiration date of 02-10-2026, and lot code 25016, with establishment number “6220A” ink-jetted on the package.

The packages were shipped to distribution centers in California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington for further distribution to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered after the firm notified FSIS that it received two consumer complaints reporting that pieces of metal were found in the product.

There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.  

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ pantries. 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.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can visit Chomps’ website at www.chomps.com/recall or call Idaho Smokehouse Partners at 208-227-5282. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Stacey Hartnett at Stacey.hartnett@chomps.com or media@idahosmokehousepartners.com.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.