Tyson Foods Recalls Chicken Nuggets after Consumers Complain of Contamination was originally published to www.freezedrymeal.com
It’s a fact. Everyone loves to eat their favorite healthy foods, especially when it is chicken nuggets we are talking about. And if you could eat your share of the chicken every single day, you definitely would. But you might have to think twice about Tyson Chicken nuggets for now if you are a fan of them.
A report published on Consumer Report by Jesse Hirsch shows that the move to recall the chicken nuggets was because of complaint from a number of consumers.
Tyson Recalls 36,000 Pounds of Chicken Nuggets
Major meat producer Tyson Foods voluntarily recalled 5-lb. bags of its fully cooked frozen White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets, marked with a “best if used by” date of November 26, 2019 and Establishment Code of P13556 (see image below).
Multiple consumers reported finding rubber pieces in the nuggets, though no adverse reactions have been reported. The products arrived in stores at the end of November 2018 and were distributed to retailers in Arizona, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Utah.
A number of consumers said that they had found pieces of rubber in the nuggets, which means they are not safe to eat.
According to Maura Hohman from the People, the total weight of the recalled chicken nuggets is around 36,420 lbs.
Tyson Foods Recalls 36,000 Lbs. of Chicken Nuggets Due to Possible Rubber Contamination
Tyson Foods has recalled an estimated 36,420 lbs. of chicken nuggets because they may have been contaminated with “foreign materials,” including rubber, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the USDA, the chicken nuggets were packaged on Nov. 26, 2018 and sold nationwide.
According to the findings by Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Nuggets had more than just rubber. The inspection revealed that they had additional extraneous materials in them.
A report published by WebMD shows the actual dates when the chicken nuggets were released to the market for sale.
Tyson Foods Recalls Chicken Nuggets
The recalled 5-pound plastic packages of "Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets," were produced on November 26, 2018. They have a use-by date of November 26, 2019, a case code "3308SDL03" on the label, and the establishment number "P-13556" inside the USDA mark of inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), CNN reported.
The report also shows the expiry date of the food pack as well as the code that you can use to easily identify the tons of nuggets that were recalled.
Conclusion
As usual, if you have the Tyson chicken nuggets packed in the freezer, it is best to throw them away as they aren’t considered healthy at the moment. As the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry.
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