Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation of Waco, Texas is recalling 59,800 ponds of Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken Breast Nuggets because they may be contaminated with foreign material, more specifically pieces of flexible rubber. This poses a choking hazard. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of this product, although a consumer complaint triggered the recall. This product is frozen and fully cooked.
The frozen, ready-to-eat Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken Breast Nuggets were produced on May 6, 2020. The recalled item is 4-pound plastic bag packages containing “Pilgrim’s FULLY COOKED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS,” with a Best-By date of 06 MAY 2021 and lot code of 0127 printed on the retail package. Product cases contain lot codes 0127105009, 0127105010, 0127105011, 0127105012, 0127105013, 0127105014, 0127105015, or 0127105016, that are printed on the box. These products have ben establishment number “P-20728” printed on the individual retail packages as well as the product cases. They were shipped to retail locations in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, and Texas.
FSIS thinks that some of this product may be in consumers’ homes. Please check your freezer carefully. If you did buy this product, do not eat it. Throw it away in a sealed garbage can, or take it back to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.
FSIS is conducting what they call retail effectiveness checks to make sure that the firm is notifying customers about this recall. They also make sure that the product is no longer available to consumers. If a retail distribution list is issued, it will be published on the USDA web site.
