(WPRI) — Check your freezers.
Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 69,093 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products.
According to the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service, the chicken may be “contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically, pieces of metal.”
The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced on November 30, 2018.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 25-oz. plastic bag packages of frozen “Tyson FULLY COOKED BUFFALO STYLE CHICKEN STRIPS CHICKEN BREAST STRIP FRITTERS WITH RIB MEAT AND BUFFALO STYLE SAUCE” with “BEST IF USED BY NOV 30 2019.”
- 25-oz. plastic bag packages of frozen “Tyson FULLY COOKED CRISPY CHICKEN STRIPS CHICKEN BREAST STRIP FRITTERS WITH RIB MEAT” with “BEST IF USED BY NOV 30 2019.”
- 20-lb. cases of frozen “SPARE TIME FULLY COOKED, BUFFALO STYLE CHICKEN STRIPS CHICKEN BREAST STRIP FRITTERS WITH RIB MEAT AND BUFFALO STYLE SAUCE” with “BEST IF USED BY NOV 30 2019.”
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package.
The FSIS said these items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and for institutional use.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
FSIS said it is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. The agency said anyone who purchased these products should throw them away or return to the store.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456.