The voluntary recall of frozen breaded chicken breast tenders and nuggets comes following multiple consumer complaints about metal wire found inside the products.
The USDA is asking consumers to throw away any potentially contaminated products, including the organic gluten-free chicken breast nuggets seen here. The affected products have a"best if used by" date of March 23, 2025.Perdue Foods says it has recalled more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken products after discovering they may be contaminated with traces of metal.
“We determined the material to be a very thin strand of metal wire that was inadvertently introduced into the manufacturing process,” said Jeff Shaw, senior vice president of food safety and quality for Perdue.Shaw added that the recall was made “out of an abundance of caution,” and that there have been no reports of injury or illness associated with the contaminated products.
The recall concerns products that were produced on March 23, 2024, with a “best if used by” date of March 23, 2025.Perdue Simply Smart Organic Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast NuggetsButcher Box Organic Free Fully Frozen-Cooked Breast Chicken Nuggets The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service urged consumers who have these products in their freezer to throw them away.in a statement. “These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."
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