Food Safety
Tyson Foods recalls frozen chicken strips with possible metal pieces
Two consumers reported foreign matter to FSIS
Tyson Foods recalled about 70,000 pounds of breaded chicken strips with possible metal pieces after complaints to the USDA from two people about foreign matter.
The frozen, cooked chicken was shipped to stores nationwide and to Michigan and Washington locations for institutional use, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. The recalled products, produced Nov. 30, 2018, are:
- 25-oz. plastic bags of Buffalo-style chicken breast strip fritters with sauce, showing a best by date of Nov. 30, 2019, case codes 3348CNQ0317 and 3348CNQ0318, and bag time stamps from 17:00 through 18:59 hours
- 25-oz. plastic bags of crispy chicken breast strip fritters, with a best by date of Nov. 30, 2019; case codes 3348CNQ0419, 3348CNQ0420, 3348CNQ0421, and 3348CNQ0422; and bag time stamps from 19:00 through 22:59 hours
- 20-lb. cases of Spare Time Buffalo-style chick breast strip fritters with sauce, showing a best by date of Nov. 30, 2019, and case code 3348CNQ03
The products have establishment number P-7221 on the back of the packages.
There were no confirmed reports of adverse reactions at the time of the recall notice. People should throw away the chicken or return the products to the place where purchased.
Consumers with recall questions may contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 866-886-8456.
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