Nearly 30,000 pounds of beef snack sticks have been recalled by the manufacturer out of fear they may be contaminated with metal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection service recently announced the recall which included 29,541 pounds of ready-to-eat beef sticks.

The snack sticks included in the recall were packaged at a single facility in Idaho from Jan. 16 through Jan. 23, the company said.

Chomps Original Beef Sticks in the mild flavor have been recalled. Two consumers found pieces of metal in the product. The recalled beef sticks were sold at retailers in California and Illinois, with product expiration dates of February 10,