This is bad news for kids. Perdue Farms has recalled about 92,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets, according to The Washington Post. The Great Value Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide, are thought to be contaminated with plastic particles. Consumers were the first to find the blue plastic. There is no word where the plastic came from.
Perdue Farms, Inc. is located in Perry, Georgia.
The U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the recall notice in a news release on July 19. Here is how the label reads on the recalled items:
- 1-pound, 13-ounce bag of “GREAT VALUE Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets.” Each bag bears the establishment number “P-33944” as well as a case code of “89008 A0160” on the backside of the packaging. There is also a “BEST IF USED BY” date of June 9, 2011.
FSIS says it has not received any reports of injury but if you find the blue plastic and/or consume it, contact a physician. Consumers should also look for this recalled food product in their freezer.
This is a Class II recall which means there is a “remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.” Class I is a recall issued for the most dangerous products that have the potential to lead to death. A Class III recall means the product will not cause any adverse health consequences.
Plastic in food sold to the public is a defective product and could be subject to a product liability lawsuit if a consumer is harmed. Consumers who want to contact Purdue directly should call Luis Luna, Vice President of Corporate Communications, at (410) 341-2533. Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Perdue Consumer Relations at (877) 727-3447. Consumers who have been harmed by a defective product should call the Florida product liability attorneys at Farah & Farah.
