Tip Top Poultry of Georgia is recalling about 18,000 pounds of mechanically separated chicken product because it may contain pieces of plastic. The plastic pieces are from a washer that broke. The problem was discovered at another establishment as they were using the product to make a soup base. No reports of illness have been reported to date.
The product is 250 pound drums of Tip Top roasted mechanically separated chicken. The product was packaged on April 29, 2013 and was distributed to one establishment for further processing for institutional use. Cases have the code 55252, pack date 4/29/13, and establishment number P-17453 within the USDA mark of inspection. For questions and more information, call Laura Holder, Public Relations, at 770-579-4289.
