Hillshire Recalls 58 Million Pounds of Product Due to Contamination

A wooden stick is part of the corn dog experience, but splinters in the batter are not.

On September 27, The Hillshire Brands Company of Haltom City, Texas (a subsidiary of Tyson Foods), announced a recall of 58 million pounds of corn dog and sausage on a stick products due to potential contamination with small wood pieces.

This recall is considered high-risk by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), meaning “This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”

Consuming wood pieces can scratch the inside of your mouth or even puncture vital organs, such as your esophagus, stomach, and other intestines.

According to the FSIS, the recall follows “multiple consumer complaints, five of which involved injuries.” This prompted Hillshire Brands Company to conduct an investigation, which revealed that the wooden sticks entered the production process before the battering of the product.

How To Identify the Recalled Corn Dogs

The affected products were packaged between March 17, 2025, and September 26, 2025. Each recalled item bears the establishment number “EST-582” or “P-894” printed on the packaging.

You can see a full list of the recalled corn dog products, along with the respective use-by dates, here. Some of the most popular items include:

• Jimmy Dean Cinnamon French Toast Sausage on a Stick
• State Fair Beef Hot Dogs Wrapped in a Honey-Sweetened Batter
• Batter Wrapped Franks on a Stick with Turkey and Chicken, Pork, and Beef

All of these items were sold online and distributed to major retailers, including all Walmart and Sam's Club locations nationwide. They were also shipped to school districts (excluding the USDA contributions to the National School Lunch Program) and Department of Defense facilities nationwide, the FSIS states.

What To Do if You Have the Affected Item at Home 

As of September 29, no other reports of injury have been reported. Still, the FSIS is concerned that these products could still be in people’s households, as well as school refrigerators and freezers. The agency urges you to throw away the item immediately or return it to the place you purchased it from, and contact your healthcare provider if you believe you’ve been injured from consuming the product.