July 20, 2010

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Services announced that Perdue Farms Inc. is recalling chicken nugget products that they say may contain foreign materials.

Perry, Georgia-based Perdue Farms Inc. is recalling 91,872 pounds of frozen chicken nugget products due to the possibility that they may contain bits of plastic. In a prepared release, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service said that company officials discovered small pieces of blue plastic after receiving complaints from consumers.

The one pound, 13-ounce bag of "Great Value Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets" has the establishment number of P-33944, as well as a case code of 89008 A0160. There is also a best-if-used-by date of June 9, 2011. Each case contains eight bags and the frozen chicken nugget product were produced on June 9 and shipped to a single retail store chain nationwide.