Tyson Foods recalls 3,000 pounds of chicken

Is the chicken in your freezer safe? The poultry brand suspects that its meat is contaminated with plastic.


Tyson Foods, Inc., just recalled about 3,120 pounds of booksfrozen chicken Because this can be contaminated with a flexible blue and clear plastic, the United States Service and Food Inspection of Agriculture (FSIS). The recall specifically targets 12-pounds of Tyson containing plastic bags of three pounds of uncooked original chicken strains, breaded and original, with lot code 1378NLR02; The product packages are marked with the number "P-746". The FSIS has published a Class II reminder, judging the contaminated poultry a "health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product causes serious and negative consequences for health or death."

If you are concerned?

Although there is no known unwanted reaction due to thisrecall However, it is essential to note that the nets have been shipped in national and unspeed food service institutions - so if you have recently bought a tyson chicken package from your local shoprite, you are clear. Restaurants, on the other hand, are out of luck.

"The FSIS is concerned that some products are frozen and in freezers in food service institutions and could be served", "food service institutions that have purchased these products are invited not to serve them. These products should be discarded, "the USDA press release states.

Here is the touched meat label:

Tyson recalls uncooked breaded original chicken tenderloins
Courtesy of FSIS

TysonwebsiteSome of the IT food service institutions include self-catering restaurants, US military commissioners and the national school meal program. So, besides for the direction of chicken enchiladas when you catch dinner tonight, make sure your child goes to school with a poultry-free lunch tomorrow.

If you suspect that you may have swallowed plastic with your meal, make sure to contact your doctor as soon as possible. And for people with more questions about the reminder, the USDA recommends contacting the Tyson Foods Inc. Call Center at (888) 747-7611.


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