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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·030-2020·Announced 2020-12-19

Nestlé Recalls Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken Meals Due to Plastic Contamination

Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken meal products that may contain pieces of hard white plastic. No illnesses have been reported.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 source metadata explicitly classifies this as a USDA Class I recall. According to the rubric, USDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), regardless of the lack of reported injuries.

Plain-English summary

Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling approximately 92,206 pounds of Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken meal products due to possible contamination with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of white hard plastic. The affected product is the 8 5/8-oz. (244g) carton tray of “LEAN CUISINE Baked Chicken, white meat chicken with stuffing, red skin mashed potatoes and gravy” with a lot code of 0246595911 and a “Best Before” date of October 2021. These items were produced and packaged on September 2, 2020, and bear establishment number “EST. P-9018.”

The recall was initiated after the company received five consumer complaints regarding hard white plastic found in the product. The firm believes the contamination originated from pieces of a plastic conveyor belt that broke during production. The products were shipped to retailers and distributors nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has received no reports of injury or illness from the 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. FSIS notes that some product may be frozen in consumers' freezers.

The recalled product

Product
Nestlé Prepared Foods Recalls Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken Meal Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Category
Food — Frozen Prepared Foods
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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