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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·056-2016·Announced 2016-07-06

Conagra Recalls Frozen Chicken and Beef Entrées Due to Metal Contamination

Conagra Foods is recalling specific frozen P.F. Chang's Home Menu chicken and beef entrées due to possible metal contamination. No injuries 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 Class I recall, which corresponds to a Severe severity score (4) according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Conagra Foods is recalling approximately 3,806 pounds of frozen chicken and beef entrée products that may be contaminated with extraneous metal fragments. The affected products are 22-oz. plastic bagged meal packages of P.F. Chang's Home Menu Brand Signature Spicy Chicken and P.F. Chang's Home Menu Brand Mongolian Style Beef. These items were produced on June 13, 2016, and June 22, 2016, and bear establishment numbers EST. 233 or EST. P-115 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The metal fragments range in size between 2 and 9 millimeters in diameter and are described as curled, malleable, and shiny. They may be embedded in the sauce contained within the frozen entrées. The issue was discovered on July 1, 2016, when an employee observed metal fragments while dispensing sugar from a supplier for sauce formulation. The products were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries due to 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.

The recalled product

Product
ConAgra Foods Recalls Frozen Chicken and Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Brand
Conagra Brands (Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC)
Manufacturer
Conagra Brands (Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC)
Category
Food — Frozen Entrées
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

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