WASHINGTON—Tyson Foods Inc., known for their frozen chicken treats, is recalling 132,520 pounds of full cooked chicken nuggets because they have be contaminated with hard plastic, says U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service.
Food officials say that this is a Class I recall, where even the slightest exposure to the food might cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. The health risk is considered high.
The Panko Chicken Nuggets items were made on July 18 of this year and are sold at Costco Wholesale stores nationwide, federal food officials say.
The products affected are the 5-lb. and 20-lb. bags of the Panko Chicken Nuggets. The 5-lb. bag has a 'best if used by' date of July 18, 2017.
The bulk package of 20 lbs. was sent to a single wholesale company in Pennsylvania.
Tyson foods told federal officials that the plastic inside the chicken ranges in size from 21mm to 6.5mm in diameter and may have come from a round, hard plastic rod. Every one of Tyson's products passes through a metal detector, but that wouldn't catch a plastic rod.
So far, no one has been hurt.
Here's the barcode information top help make sure you throw out the package or return it to the store:
