Perdue Frozen Gluten-Free Chicken Tenders Alerted for Foreign Material Contamination
USDA issued a public health alert for Perdue frozen gluten-free chicken tenders due to potential contamination with plastic and blue dye. No illnesses have been reported.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign material ingestion) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for Perdue frozen ready-to-eat chicken breast tenders labeled “gluten free.” The alert was issued because the product may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically small pieces of clear plastic and blue dye. A formal recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.
The affected product consists of 42 oz. plastic bags containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS GLUTEN FREE” with a “Best if Used By: 07 12 23” date and lot number 2193. These items were produced on July 12, 2022, and bear establishment number P-33944. The products were shipped to BJ's Wholesale Club retail locations nationwide.
The issue was identified after a consumer complaint reported finding a small piece of clear plastic and blue dye inside a chicken tender. 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
- FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Perdue Frozen Ready-To-Eat Chicken Tender Products Due to Foreign Material Contamination
- Brand
- Perdue Foods LLC
- Manufacturer
- Perdue Foods LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Poultry
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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