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On August 16, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a recall for several products of a popular chicken brand.
The frozen, ready-to-eat products were apparently sold directly to consumers in stores and online nationwide. In addition to the USDA notice, courtesy of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the company itself issued a recall.
A total of 76,900 kilograms of the brand’s breaded chicken breast fillets and nuggets were recalled due to foreign body contamination. You can find out more about the recall here.
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Why are chicken nuggets being recalled?
According to the USDA, the recalled chicken products may contain foreign objects — particularly metal. The problem was discovered after consumer complaints about metal wires embedded in chicken products were filed with the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
According to FSIS, there have been no confirmed reports of injuries or illnesses resulting from consumption of the recalled products.
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Which brand of chicken was recalled?
Perdue Farms, a meat company that sells many ready-to-eat frozen chicken products like those recalled, issued the notice in an Aug. 16 press release.
“We determined that the material was a very thin metal wire that inadvertently entered the manufacturing process,” said Jeff Shaw, senior vice president of food safety and quality at Perdue. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to voluntarily recall all of these product packages.”
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Which chicken products have been recalled?
The recalled products were frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nuggets and tenders manufactured on March 23, 2024. The products affected by the recall included:
- 22 oz. (1.38 lbs.) vacuum sealed plastic packages of “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with a best before date of “03 23 25” on the back of the package.
- 29 oz. (1.81 lbs.) vacuum sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS” with a best before date of “03 23 25” on the back of the package.
- 22 oz. (1.38 lbs.) vacuum sealed packages of “BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets” with a best before date of “03 23 25” on the back of the package.
The USDA website states that the recalled products have the establishment number “P-33944” on the back of the packaging. The items were sold to consumers nationwide in retail stores and online.
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Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at [email protected].
