Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products.
According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products: Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets and Perdue Simply Smart Organics Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets.
The now-recalled tenders and nuggets can be identified by product codes listed on both Perdue and FSIS’s online notices.
Consumers who have the recalled chicken are urged to throw it away or return the product to its place of purchase.
Perdue is offering full refunds to impacted consumers who can call the company at 866-866-3703.
NEW YORK (AP) — Examine your refrigerator. More than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken tenders and nuggets are being recalled by Perdue Foods as a result of consumer reports that some of the product contained embedded metal wire.
On the basis of Perdue and the U. S. Three products are included in the recall, according to the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service: Perdue Simply Smart Organics Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets, Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets, and Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders.
Following an unspecified number of customer complaints, FSIS and Perdue concluded that approximately 167,171 pounds (75,827 kilograms) of these products may be contaminated with a foreign material. The Maryland-based Perdue said in a statement on Friday that the substance was “identified in a limited number of consumer packages.”. “.
Later, according to a prepared statement from Jeff Shaw, senior vice president of food safety and quality at Perdue, “the material was determined to be a very thin strand of metal wire that was inadvertently introduced into the manufacturing process.”. Shaw said that Perdue made the decision to recall all affected packages “out of an abundance of caution.”. “.
According to FSIS and Perdue, there have not yet been any verified injuries or negative reactions linked to consuming these products. The possibility that the goods are in customers’ freezers worries FSIS nonetheless.
Product codes listed on the notices posted online by FSIS and Perdue can be used to identify the tenders and nuggets that are currently recalled. March 23, 2025 is the best-if date for all three affected products, and the establishment number “P-33944” is printed on the back of the package. Nationwide retailers carried them.
Customers are advised to discard the recalled chicken or return it to the store where they bought it. Affected customers can contact Perdue at 866-866-3703 to request full refunds.
