Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day, but in many households, it’s also the most hectic. Many parents rely on pre-prepared items to cut down on breakfast prep time, and if Jimmy Dean Heat ‘n Serve Original Sausage Links are a breakfast hack in your home, you should check your bag.

More than 14 tons of the frozen sausage links are being recalled after consumers found bits of metal in their meat.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of 23.4-oz. pouches of Jimmy Dean HEAT ‘n SERVE Original SAUSAGE LINKS Made with Pork & Turkey with a ‘Use By’ date of January 31, 2019.

“The product bears case code A6382168, with a time stamp range of 11:58 through 01:49,” the FSIS notes.

In a statement posted on its website, Jimmy Dean says “a few consumers contacted the company to say they had found small, string-like fragments of metal in the product. Though the fragments have been found in a very limited number of packages, out of an abundance of caution, CTI is recalling 29,028 pounds of product. Jimmy Dean is closely monitoring this recall and working with CTI to assure proper coordination with the USDA. No injuries have been reported with this recall.”

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Consumers should check their packages for “the establishment code M19085 or P19085, a ‘use by’ date of January 31, 2019 and a UPC number of ‘0-77900-36519-5’,” the company says.

According to the FSIS, there have been five consumer complaints of metal pieces in the sausage links, and recalled packages should be thrown away.

If you purchased the recalled sausages and have questions you can call the Jimmy Dean customer service line at (855) 382-3101.

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