Chicken nugget recall triggered by plastic in 75,000 pounds of nuggets at Sam's Club
Tyson Foods has recalled more than 75,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with plastic.
The chicken nugget recall, announced last week by Missouri-based Tyson and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), involves two products: five pound bags of 鈥淭yson Fully Cooked White Meat Chicken Nuggets鈥� with 鈥淏est if Used By鈥� dates of either Jan. 26, 2015 or Feb. 26, 2015; and 20-pound bags of 鈥淪pare Time Fully Cooked Nugget-Shaped Chicken Breast Pattie Fritters w/Rib Meat鈥� (with no 鈥淏est by鈥� date specified).
The five pound bags were distributed to Sam鈥檚 Club locations nationwide, and the 20-pound bags were shipped for 鈥渋nstitutional use in Indiana and Arkansas,鈥� according to the USDA.
The recall was issued after Tyson received customer complaints about small pieces of plastic in the nuggets. 鈥淭he company has received reports of minor oral injury associated with consumption of these products,鈥� the USDA鈥檚 news release on the matter reads. 鈥淔SIS [Food Safety and Inspection Service] has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. 聽Anyone concerned about an injury or illness from consumption of these products should contact a healthcare provider.鈥� 聽 聽
The nuggets were produced on either Jan. 26 or Feb. 15 at one of Tyson鈥檚 40 processing plants. The plastic contamination was traced to a product scraper inside a blending machine. The USDA considers this a 鈥淐lass III鈥� recall, which means the associated health risk is low and discontinuing use of the product is not recommended.
聽Wal-Mart Inc., which owns Sam鈥檚 Club,聽 did not say whether or not it would issue a refund for the contaminated nuggets.聽
Customers with further questions about the recall should call Tyson Foods Customer Service at (866) 328-3156 or visit the release on the USDA's website, The full product information is below:
- 5-lb. bags of 鈥淭yson Fully Cooked White Meat Chicken Nuggets 鈥� 16142-928鈥� with a 鈥淏est if Used By鈥� date of 鈥淛an 26 2015鈥� or Feb 16 2015.鈥� The manufacturer codes 鈥�0264SDL0315 through 19鈥� and 鈥�0474SDL0311 through 14鈥� can also be found on the bags. These products were produced Jan. 26, 2014 or Feb. 16, 2014.
- 20-lb. bulk packs of 鈥淪pare Time Fully Cooked Nugget-Shaped Chicken Breast Pattie Fritters w/Rib Meat 鈥� 16142-861鈥� with identifying case codes of 鈥�0264SDL0315 through 19鈥� and 鈥�0474SDL0311 through 14.鈥�
The product bags bear the establishment number 鈥淧-13556.鈥�
