US firm recalls chicken products
Wayne Farms Inc., a Decatur, Alabama establishment, is recalling approximately 28,528 pounds of frozen, fully cooked, chicken products because they may contain foreign materials – pieces of a plastic pen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The products subject to recall include:
• 900-lb. combo cases containing thirty, 30-lb. bags of Wayne Farms, FULLY COOKED GRILL MARKED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN STRIPS
The products were produced on Oct. 3, 2012. The products bear the USDA mark of inspection and the case codes “372277174001” through “372277254005” on the label. Three combo cases, one each from Sept. 6, 2012, Sept. 19, 2012, and Sept. 24, 2012 are also affected. The products were distributed to a facility in Kentucky for further processing into potential retail products.
FSIS was alerted to the problem by Wayne Farms after the company received complaints from a customer who discovered the foreign matter while preparing to further process the product. FSIS and the company have received no reports of injury associated with consumption of this product.
Recall – Class II: This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
