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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateUSDA FSIS·014-2020·Announced 2020-06-28

Pilgrim's Pride Recalls Chicken Breast Nuggets Due to Rubber Contamination

Pilgrim's Pride is recalling approximately 59,800 pounds of fully cooked chicken breast nuggets that may contain flexible rubber material.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: 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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as USDA Class II, and the source explicitly states there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 59,800 pounds of fully cooked chicken breast nugget products. The recall was initiated because the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically flexible rubber material. The frozen ready-to-eat items were produced on May 6, 2020.

The affected products are 4-lb. plastic bag packages of “Pilgrim’s FULLY COOKED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with a Best-By date of 06 MAY 2021 and lot code 0127. These items bear establishment number “P-20728” and were shipped to retail locations in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, and Texas. The issue was discovered after a consumer complaint reported rubber pieces in the product.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Recalls Chicken Breast Nugget Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Brand
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Manufacturer
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Category
Food — Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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