The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that 17,720 pounds of DJ’s Boudain sausage link products are being recalled due to the possible contamination with foreign materials. The notice cites the specific presence of “pieces of a pen” in the meat products and urges consumers not to eat any of it.

Sausage sold in Mississippi might be tainted with pen parts. Here's how to know if you bought contaminated meat for your family. Check your food now.

Four sausage products sold to consumers are impacted. There’s an active recall on approximately 17,720 pounds of sausage link products, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The company, D.J.’s Boudain, LLC, of Beaumont, Texas, is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to recall approximately 17,720 pounds of boudain sausage link products that may be contaminated with foreign materials,