Perdue Foods LLC, Recalls Chicken Nugget Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Recall date

March 5, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

023-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Gold Creek Foods, LLC

Sold / distributed

Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2016 Perdue Foods LLC, a Gainesville, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,530 pounds of chicken nugget products (produced for Applegate Farms) that may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets were produced on Sept. 28, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Label (PDF Only)] 8-oz. boxed packages containing approximately 18 pieces of Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets with Best Before Date 09/27/2016. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-2617 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail distribution centers in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas. The problem was discovered when the establishment received consumer complaints of small, solid, clear plastic inside the Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Consumers and media with questions about the recall can contact Applegate Consumer Relations, at 1-866-587-5858. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov . The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-685…