Target Market Pantry Chicken Tail Off Recall Due to Temperature Issues
Target is recalling Market Pantry Chicken Tail Off products purchased in Honolulu, Hawaii, because a shipping container was not held at the proper temperature.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II, which corresponds to a severity score of 4 according to the rubric, as the hazard involves potential pathogen contamination due to temperature abuse.
Plain-English summary
Target Corporation is recalling 2,652 retail units of Market Pantry 150-200CT. 16OZ CKD Tail Off. The affected product has the UPC 85239004555 and Target item number 210-7-455.
The recall was initiated because a shipping container traveling from California to Hawaii was not held at the proper temperature. This temperature failure could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens.
Consumers who purchased this product at Target store T2780 in Honolulu, Hawaii, between March 23 and March 27, 2018, should stop using the product. The recall is classified as FDA Class II.
The recalled product
- Product
- MARKET PANTR 150-200CT. 16OZ CKD TAIL OFF; UPC: 85239004555 Target item number 210-7-455
- Manufacturer
- Target Corporation
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Affected units
- 2,652
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (4)
- All product purchased at Target store T2780
- Honolulu
- HI from March 23 through March 27
- 2018.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 199 recalled by Target Corporation under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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