Wayne Farms, LLC, headquartered in Decatur, Alabama, has announced a recall of its ready-to-eat chicken products, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). After a consumer alerted the company that the chicken appeared to be undercooked, Wayne Farms ascertained that approximately 12,610 pounds of the chicken was inappropriately processed. As a result, dangerous bacterial pathogens may still be in the food.
This is a Class I, “High Health Hazard” recall. This means that consuming the product may result in serious injury or death.
The recalled products were ready-to-eat breaded chicken bites, packaged on December 1, 13, and 30, 2016, and distributed in boxes of two clear plastic 5-pound bags. These were labelled as “Waffle Breaded Bites: Fully Cooked Breaded White Meat Chicken Bites.” They bear the establishment number “P-20214” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The potentially contaminated products were distributed to Food Lion stores in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. People who have bought this product are advised to dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
