The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has expanded a March recall of 69,093 pounds of Tyson Foods chicken strips and issued a recall of two Conagra frozen entrees.The Tyson expansion now includes a total of 11,829,517 pounds of chicken strips that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal in the product.
The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced from Oct. 1, 2018 through March 8, 2019 and have “Use by Dates” of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020, have the number “P-7221” on the back of the package and were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, for institutional use nationwide and to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
FSIS is aware of six complaints frame involving pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumers are urged not to consume the product, including frozen items, and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456.
Conagra Brands, Inc. is recalling about 2,094,186 pounds of frozen entrees due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the label. The P.F. Chang’s Home Menu Chicken Pad Thai and Chicken Fried Rice are frozen, heat treated, not fully cooked and not shelf stable.
They were produced on various dates between Oct. 1, 2018 and April 11, 2019, with “Best By” dates of Sept. 26, 2019 through April 5, 2020. The recalled has the number “EST. P-115,” above the nutritional statement as “P115.” The entrees were shipped to retailers nationwide and impacts only the P.F. Chang’s Home Menu Brand products listed. It does not include any product sold at P.F. Chang’s restaurants.
Conagra Brands found the problem during a routine label verification check and determined that the product did not declare milk on the label. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions to the products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Customers are urged not to consume the entrees, including those in a freezer; they should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions can contact 1-800-860-3498.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
