72,574 Kg Ready-To-Eat Chicken Nuggets & Tenders Recalled In US For Possible Metal Contamination

Perdue Foods, a major frozen meat company in the US, has recalled over 160,000 pounds (72,574 kg) of ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and tenders for potential metal contamination. As per reports, the impacted products were produced on March 23, 2024. They were shipped to retailers nationwide and sold online directly to consumers. Read on to know more about this.

Perdue Foods Recall Ready-To-Eat Products Over Risk Of Metal Contamination

A major meat processing company in the US, Perdue Foods has recalled more than 160,000 pounds (72,574 kg) for possible metal contamination. As per a Hindustan Times report, around 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nuggets and tenders were recalled over the risk of metal contamination. As per reports, on Friday, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in a notice that the affected products may be contaminated with “foreign material, specifically metal.”

The possibly contaminated products were produced on March 23, 2024. They bear the establishment number “P-33944” on the back of the package. These products were shipped to retailers nationwide and sold online directly to consumers. Perdue Foods has also issued an advisory on its website about these products. Thankfully, there have been no confirmed reports of illnesses or adverse reactions due to the consumption of the recalled products.

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Affected Products & What The Company Had To Say

The FSIS issued the recall notice after Perdue Foods notified them that the company received a consumer complaint. The consumer found a metal wire in one of their products. Concerned that the contamination could be in other products as well, the FSIS called for a recall on Friday.

The recalled products include PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS, PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS, and BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets. All these products bear the ‘Best If Used By’ date of “03/23/25”, that is, March 23, 2025.

While talking to NBC News, Jeff Shaw, Perdue Foods’ senior vice president of food safety and quality said that “a very thin strand of metal wire” was found in one of their products. Out of caution, they have decided to “voluntarily recall all of these packages of products.”

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