167K Pounds Of Perdue Chicken Nuggets Recalled: What To Know

PERRY, GA — More than 167,000 pounds of chicken breast nuggets and tenders from Georgia-based Perdue Foods were recently recalled after food safety officials said they could contain metal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, which announced the recall Friday, said about 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products may contain the foreign material. These products were shipped to nationwide retailers and were sold directly to online customers, food safety officials said.

Customers were complaining of metal wire embedded in their products to the FSIS, leading to the discovery of the potentially contaminated products, food safety officials said.

No one had reported being sickened due to consumption of the products as of Friday, food safety officials said.

The recalled products were produced on March 23. They were listed as follows:

• 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.
• 29-oz. (1.81-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.
• 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed packages containing “BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.

The FSIS said it is working on ensuring the products are no longer available to customers. Officials advise customers who may have purchased the products to either discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

Anyone who may be sick or have an injury related to the recalled products should contact a healthcare provider, food safety officials said.

Questions about the recall can be addressed via Perdue Consumer Care, 1 (866) 866-3703.