PIlgrim’s Pride Corporation of Texas is recalling about 58,020 pounds of not ready to eat breaded chicken products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, more specifically pieces of rubber. No adverse reactions have been reported to date in connection with this recall, although a consumer complaint about white rubber in the products on January 30, 2019 prompted the recall. That customer notified the Publix store where the product was purchased.
The recalled breaded popcorn chicken items were produced on January 4, 2019. The recalled product is 20 pound boxes containing 8 clear bags of “Uncooked Popcorn style Chicken Breast Chunk Fritters With Rib Meat.” The use by date on the product is 10 01 2019. The lot codes on the box of popcorn chicken are 9004101012, 9004101013, 9004101014, 9004101015, 9004101016, 9004101017, 9004101018, 9004101019, 9004101020, 9004101021, 9004101022, 9004101000, and 9004101001.
The product has the establishment number “P-7091A” inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped t5o Publix Super Markets in Florida to be sold at the deli food service.
USDA is concerned that some of this product could be frozen in consumers’ home freezers. The pieces of rubber could present a choking hazard. Check your freezer carefully, looking at lot numbers and use by dates. If you bought this product, do not eat it. Throw it away in a sealed package, or take it back to the place of purchase for a full refund.
FSIS is going to conduct retail effectiveness checks to make sure that the firm is notifying their customers about this recall. They also want to make sure that steps are taking to ensure that the product is no longer available for sale to consumers.
