Pilgrim’s
Pride Corp. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter
Contamination
Class I
Recall 027-2016 EXP
Health Risk:
High
Congressional
and Public Affairs
Nina Anand
Gabrielle
Johnston
(202)
720-9113
Press@fsis.usda.gov
EDITORS
NOTE: This release is being reissued to expand the April 7, 2016, recall to
include additional products and production dates. Details of this release were
also updated to reflect a change in poundage, types of extraneous materials,
and distribution area.
WASHINGTON,
April 26, 2016 – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is
recalling approximately 4,568,080 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that
may be contaminated with extraneous materials, including plastic, wood, rubber,
and metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) announced today.
The scope of
this recall expansion now includes a variety of chicken products associated
with extraneous material contamination. The chicken products were produced on
various dates between Aug. 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. The following products
are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF Only)]
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “6116 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Breaded Chicken Nuggets Nugget Shaped Chicken Patties” with use by/sell by
dates of 10/23/2016 and 03/01/2017, and packaging dates of 10/23/2015 and
03/01/2016.
20-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “6145 Gold Kist Farms Menu Right Fully Cooked
Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Nuggets Breaded Nugget Shaped Chicken Patties” with
use by/sell by dates of 05/28/2016, and 04/27/2016 and packaging dates of
05/28/2015 and 04/27/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “6253 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Homestyle Breaded Strip Shaped Chicken Patties” with use by/sell by dates of
04/27/2016 and 08/06/2016, and packaging dates of 04/27/2015 and 08/06/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “6353 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Homestyle Breaded Breakfast Chicken Patties” with use/by sell by dates of
09/17/2016 and 09/21/2016 and packaging dates 09/17/2015 and 09/21/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “6654 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Homestyle Breaded Chicken Patty” with use by/sell by dates of 05/11/2016,
06/05/2016, and 08/21/2015, and packaging dates of 05/11/2015, 06/05/2015, and
08/21/2014.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “66660 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Hot & Spicy Breaded Chicken Patty” with use by/sell by date of 07/18/2016
and packaging date of 07/18/2015.
20-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “69160 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Popcorn Style Chicken Patty Fritters” with use/by sell by dates of 08/19/2016
and 09/25/2016, and packaging dates of 8/19/2015 and 09/25/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “70340 Pierce Chicken Fully Cooked Breaded
Chicken Tenderloins” with a use by/sell by dates of 09/28/2016, 09/25/2016, and
11/09/2016, and packaging dates of 09/28/2015, 09/25/2015, and 11/09/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing of 5-lb clear bags of “612100 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole
Grain Breaded Chicken Nuggets Nugget Shaped Chicken Patties” with use by/sell
by dates of 07/11/2016, 11/09/2016, and 11/25/2016 and packaging dates of
07/11/2015, 11/09/2015, and 11/25/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “615300 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Home-style Breaded Chicken Nuggets Nugget Shaped Chicken Patties” with use by/
sell by dates of 10/08/2016, 10/09/2016, 10/03/2016, 10/20/2016, 11/24/2016,
10/01/2016, 10/16/2016, 10/14/2016, and packaging dates of 10/08/2015,
10/01/2015, 10/16/2015, 10/09/2015, 10/03/2015, 10/20/2015, 11/24/2015, and
10/14/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “625300 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Home-style Breaded Chicken Strip Shaped Chicken Patties” with a use by/sell by
date of 10/16/2016, and a packaging date of 10/16/2015.
20-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “633100 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Home-style Breaded Breakfast Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat” with a use
by/sell by date of 10/03/2016, and a packaging date of 10/03/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “662100 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Breaded Chicken Patties” with use by/sell by dates of 10/07/2016 and
08/13/2016, and packaging dates of 10/07/2015 and 08/13/2015.
30-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “665400 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain
Home-style Breaded Chicken Patties” with use by/sell by dates of 10/06/2016,
07/24/2016, 07/01/2016, 07/25/2016, 08/29/2016, 09/12/2016, 12/02/2016,
12/21/2016, and packaging dates of 10/06/2015, 07/24/2015, 07/01/2015,
07/25/2015, 08/29/2016, 09/12/2016, 12/02/2016, 12/21/2016.
30-lb boxes
containing of 5-lb clear bags of “666600 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole
Grain Hot & Spicy Breaded Chicken Patties” with use by/sell by dates of
10/08/2016, 09/29/2015, 09/30/2016, and packaging dates of 10/08/2015,
09/29/2015, 09/30/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “92105 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN BREADED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS BREADED NUGGET SHAPED CHICKEN PATTIES WITH
RIB MEAT” with a use/by sell by date of 05/28/2016, and a packaging date of
05/28/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “92430 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED BREADED
CHICKEN TENDERLOINS” with use by/sell by dates of 09/28/2016, 11/09/2016, and
packaging dates of 09/28/2016, 11/09/2016.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “93406 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN POPCORN STYLE CHICKEN PATTY FRITTERS” with a use by/sell by date of
05/28/2016 and a packaging date of 05/28/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “94208 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN HOT AND SPICY BREADED CHICKEN PATTY” with a use by date of 07/18/2016 and
a packaging date of 07/18/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “96965 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN BREADED CHICKEN NUGGETS NUGGET SHAPED CHICKEN PATTIES” with a use by/sell
by date of 10/14/2016 and a packaging date of 10/14/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “96971 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN BREADED CHICKEN BREAST PATTIES WITH RIB MEAT” with a use by/sell by date
of 10/08/2016 and a packaging date of 10/08/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “96973 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN BREADED CHICKEN PATTIES” with use by/sell by dates of 07/24/2016,
07/01/2016, 12/02/2016, 09/12/2016, and packaging dates of 07/24/2015,
07/01/2015, 12/02/2015, 09/12/2015.
10-lb boxes
containing 5-lb clear bags of “96978 Sweet Georgia Brand FULLY COOKED WHOLE
GRAIN HOT AND SPICY BREADED CHICKEN PATTIES” with use by/sell by dates of
10/08/2016 and 9/30/2016, and packaging dates of 10/08/2015 and 9/30/2016.
Additional
information on production dates and case codes can be found here.
On April 7,
2016, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp recalled approximately 40,780 pounds of fully cooked
chicken nuggets produced on Oct. 5, 2015. The following product is subject to
recall:
20-lb.
cardboard boxes containing two, 10-lb. clear plastic bags of fully cooked
chicken nuggets labeled as “GOLD KIST FARMS Fully Cooked Whole Grain Popcorn
Style Chicken Patty Fritters” with package codes 5278105021, 5278105022,
5278105023, 5278105000, and 5278105001.
The products
subject to recall bears establishment number “EST. 20728” inside the USDA mark
of inspection. These items were shipped for institutional use nationwide.
According to Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. records, schools have purchased products
through the company’s commercial channels.
The problem
was first discovered after the firm received several consumer complaints
regarding plastic contamination of the chicken nuggets. The firm notified FSIS
personnel of the issue on April 6, 2016. FSIS personnel identified more
affected product types and dates of production after investigating additional
consumer complaints of foreign material contamination received by the recalling
firm.
There have
been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these
products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a
healthcare provider.
Consumers
who have purchased the recalled products are urged not to consume them. These
products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS
routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify
their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the
products are no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail
distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website
atwww.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers
with questions about the recall can contact James Brown, Consumer Relations
Manager, at (800) 321-1470 FREE. Media with questions about the recall can
contact Cameron Bruett, Head of Corporate Affairs, at (970) 506-7801.
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