Reported Jul 6, 2016 · Closed

ConAgra Foods Recalls Frozen Chicken and Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Conagra Brands (Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC)

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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 1-800-252-0634.

Is this the product you have?

  • WASHINGTON, July 6, 2016 ConAgra Foods, a Russellville, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,806 pounds of frozen chicken and beef entrÇe products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The metal fragments range in size between 2 and 9 millimeters (mm) in diameter, and are curled, malleable and shiny. The metal fragments may be embedded in the sauce contained within the frozen entrÇe products. The frozen chicken and beef entrÇe items were produced on June 13, 2016 and June 22, 2016. The following
  • products are subject to recall[ View Labels (PDF only)] 22-oz. plastic bagged meal packages of P.F. Changs Home Menu Brand Signature Spicy Chicken. with Use By date of 6/08/17 and case code 5006616500. 22-oz. plastic bagged meal packages of P.F. Changs Home Menu Brand Mongolian Style Beef. with Use By date of 6/17/17 and case code 5006617400. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 233 or EST. P-115 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The problem was discovered July 1, 2016, when an establishment employee observed metal fragments while dispensing sugar from a supplier for sauce formulation during processing. The resulting sauce is a component in the frozen entrÇe products. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries 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 1-800-252-0634. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Kristine Mulford, Manager of Communications, at (312) 549-5522. 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
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Amount recalled
44,902 pounds

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Where this came from

Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Read the USDA FSIS notice

Notice updated Jul 15, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:59 PM UTC

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