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SevereUSDA FSIS·027-2016·Announced 2016-04-07

Pilgrim's Pride Recalls Chicken Nuggets Due to Plastic Contamination

Pilgrim's Pride is recalling fully cooked chicken nuggets that may contain plastic. No illnesses have been reported.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly classifies this as a Class I recall, which corresponds to a Severe severity score (4) under the rubric, as Class I indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is recalling approximately 40,780 pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials. The products, labeled as GOLD KIST FARMS Fully Cooked Whole Grain Popcorn Style Chicken Patty Fritters, were produced on October 5, 2015, and bear establishment number EST. P-20728. Specific package codes subject to the recall include 5278105021, 5278105022, 5278105023, 5278105000, and 5278105001.

The recall was initiated after the company received consumer complaints regarding plastic contamination and notified the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on April 6, 2016. The affected products were shipped for institutional use to Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.

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 Corp. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Brand
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Manufacturer
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Category
Food — Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

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