Perdue Foods is recalling approximately 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken breast nuggets and tenders due to possible metal contamination. release From the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
“We determined that the substance was very thin metal wires that were accidentally introduced during our manufacturing process,” said Jeff Shaw, Perdue’s senior vice president of food safety and quality. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are voluntarily recalling all packaging of these products.”
Perdue said the recall is voluntary and affects 22-ounce packs of its Simple Smart Organic Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets, 29-ounce packs of Chicken Breast Tenders with a best-by date of March 23, 2025, and 22-ounce vacuum-packed packs of Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets, also with a best-by date.
The recalled products have the business number “P-33944” on the back of the packaging.
Perdue reported the issue to the government after receiving consumer complaints about metal wires embedded in the products, according to FSIS.
“FSIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are strongly encouraged not to consume them,” the agency said in a statement. “These products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.”
There have been no known reports of adverse reactions from ingesting the product.
Perdue has had to recall food products before, including in 2017 and 2019.
In 2017, manufacturers I remembered In 2019, Perdue reported that 2,148 pounds of chicken sausage products were potentially contaminated with a foreign object. I remembered Over 31,000 pounds of refrigerated, fully cooked, gluten-free, breaded organic chicken tenders.
In 2022, FSIS A public health alert was issued. Perdue’s frozen, pre-cooked chicken breasts were “gluten-free” but may have been contaminated with foreign objects, specifically clear plastic particles and blue dye. Because the food was no longer in circulation at the time, the company did not issue a recall.
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