Reported Apr 29, 2016 · Closed

Foster Poultry Farms Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Materials Contamination

Case Farms, Processing

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What you should do

Do not consume the affected product. Throw it away or return it to the place of purchase, and contact the establishment listed in the FSIS notice.

Firm contact: Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the Foster Farms Recall hotline at, 1-800-338-8051.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 Foster Poultry Farms, a Farmerville, La. establishment, is recalling approximately 220,450 pounds of fully cooked frozen chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with extraneous blue plastic and black rubber materials, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked frozen chicken breast nuggets were produced on Feb. 22, 2016 and March 8, 2016. The following
  • products are subject to recall[ View Labels (PDF Only)] 5-lb. bags containing FOSTER FARMS Breast Nuggets - Nugget Shaped Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat. The bags exhibit best by dates of 2/21/17 and 3/8/17. 10-lb. bulk boxes containing FOSTER FARMS Fully Cooked Breast Nuggets - Nugget Shaped Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat Fritters. The boxes contain package code 6053 and 6068. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-33901 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Utah, and Washington state. The problem was discovered after the company received several consumer complaints and immediately notified FSIS on April 29, 2016. 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 these 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 product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the Foster Farms Recall hotline at, 1-800-338-8051. Media with questions about the recall can contact Lorna Bush, with Media Affairs, at (415) 392-1000. 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 and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System
  • can be accessed 24 hours a day athttp://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem
Lot codes and dates
  • Processing categoryFully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Amount recalled
6,100 pounds

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Product Contamination

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Where this came from

Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Read the USDA FSIS notice

Notice updated Apr 29, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:58 PM UTC

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