WASHINGTON – A Perdue Farms facility in Bridgewater, Virginia, is recalling 16,011 lbs. of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken nugget products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products contain milk, an allergen that is not declared on the product label. The problem was found by a retail store who notified the company of an incorrect label.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 12-oz. packages of “PERDUE Fun Shapes Chicken Breast Nuggets” with a “USE BY” date of “MAR 11 2019” and lot codes 17009010 – 19009010.
The affected items were produced on Jan. 10, 2019. The products bear establishment number “P-369” inside the USDA mark of inspection. FSIS said the RTE chicken nugget products were shipped to retail locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, DC, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
