West Liberty Foods product recalled over possible plastic fragments

Recall date

April 23, 2015

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

West Liberty Foods Recalls Grilled Chicken Breast Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Recall number

067-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

West Liberty Foods LLC

Sold / distributed

Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

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

EDITORS NOTE: Details of this recall were updated on April 24, 2015 with a correction to the product distribution area. WASHINGTON, April 23, 2015 West Liberty Foods, a Tremonton, Utah establishment, is recalling approximately 34,075 pounds of grilled chicken breast products that may be contaminated with pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The grilled chicken patties were produced on February 4, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: 25-lb. cardboard boxes containing 5-5lb plastic bags of SUBWAY FULLY COOKED GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST PATTY WITH RIB MEAT The products subject to recall bear the establishment number EST. 34349 or P-34349 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items produced were shipped to distributors in Illinois, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Utah, and Texas. The company has already contacted the restaurants impacted in this recall. The problem was discovered after the company received complaints from consumers who found small pieces of white plastic in the product. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 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 with questions about the recall can contact Renee Miller, Sales Support Manager, at (319) 627-6114. Media with questions about the recall can contact Dan Waters, VP and General Counsel, at (515) 224-6199. 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 P…