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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·056-2016 EXP·Announced 2016-07-15

ConAgra Recalls Frozen Chicken and Beef Entrées Due to Metal Contamination

ConAgra Foods is recalling approximately 195,597 pounds of frozen P.F. Chang's Home Menu chicken and beef products due to potential 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 the recall as 'High - Class I'. According to the rubric, an agency classification of Class I mandates a severity score of at least 4 (Severe), even though no injuries have been reported.

Plain-English summary

ConAgra Foods is recalling approximately 195,597 pounds of frozen chicken and beef entrée products that may be contaminated with extraneous metal fragments. The affected items are 22-ounce plastic bagged meal packages of P.F. Chang's Home Menu, including Signature Spicy Chicken, Mongolian Style Beef, Beef with Broccoli, Sweet & Sour Chicken, General Chang's Chicken, Garlic Chicken with Dan Dan Noodles, and Grilled Chicken Teriyaki with Lo Mein Noodles. These products were produced between May 31, 2016, and June 22, 2016, and bear establishment numbers EST. 233 or EST. P-115 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The recall was initiated after an employee observed metal fragments while dispensing sugar for sauce formulation on July 1, 2016. The recall was expanded on July 15, 2016, after ConAgra was notified of an FDA recall involving multiple production lots of sugar due to potential metal contamination. The metal fragments are described as ranging from 2 to 9 millimeters in diameter, curled, malleable, and shiny, and may be embedded in the sauce within the frozen products.

The products were shipped to distributors and retail locations nationwide. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries 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
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 nationwide across the United States.

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