Tyson Foods has expanded its recall of frozen chicken strips after learning that the contamination with small pieces of metal is considerably wider than first realized.
As of May 4th, 2019, Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,829,517 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
This release is being reissued as an expansion of the March 21, 2019 recall, which consisted of 69,093 pounds of frozen-ready-to-eat chicken strip products.
The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced on various dates from Oct. 1, 2018, through March 8, 2019, and have “Use by Dates” of Oct. 1, 2019, through March 7, 2020. The chart contains a list of the products subject to recall.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package.
These items were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, for institutional use nationwide and to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. 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.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Worth Sparkman, Public Relations Manager, Tyson Foods, Inc., at Worth.Sparkman@Tyson.com or (479) 290-6358.
