Nearly 12M pounds of Tyson frozen chicken strips recalled because they may contain metal - USA TODAY

Kelly Tyko USA TODAY

Published 4:01 AM EDT May 4, 2019

Tyson Foods Inc. has recalled approximately 11.8 million pounds of frozen chicken strips because the products may be contaminated with metal, the United States Department of Agriculture announced Saturday.

The government agency said this is an expansion of a March 21 recall when 69,093 pounds of strips were identified.

The affected products were produced between Oct. 1, 2018 and March 8, 2019 and have "Use By Dates" of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020, the notice says. They have the establishment number "P-7221" printed on the back of the product package.

The problem was discovered after the agency received two consumer complaints of "extraneous material" in the chicken strip products, according to the release. The USDA names "pieces of metal" as the possible contaminant. 

Along with chicken products under the Tyson name, the recall also affects select Publix, Kirkwood, Giant Eagle, Hannaford, Food Lion, Best Choice, Great Value, Meijer and Spare Time products. The products were shipped to retailers nationwide.

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The agency is "now aware of six complaints during this time frame involving similar pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury."

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service classified the announcement as a "Class I" recall. Such recalls are considered a high health risk – a "situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."

The agency says it is concerned that some product may be in consumers' freezers.

"Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them," the recall notice states. "These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."

More information about how to identify recalled products is included in a visual guide published by the USDA and a chart with a list of items.

For questions about the recall, consumers should call Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456.

May 4 recalled items

The recalled items were produced have "Use By Dates" of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020 and have the establishment number "P-7221" printed on the back of the product package.

• Tyson fully cooked crispy chicken strips, 40-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Tyson fully cooked buffalo style chicken strips, 40-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Tyson fully cooked honey BBQ flavored chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Best Choice Buffalo Style Chicken Strips, 20-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Great Value Fully Cooked Chicken Strips Crispy, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Food Lion crispy chicken strips fully cooked, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Tyson fully cooked crispy chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Tyson fully cooked buffalo style chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Food Lion buffalo-style chicken strips fully cooked, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Meijer crispy chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Meijer chicken strips, honey BBQ flavored, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Meijer chicken strips buffalo style, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Giant premium chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Giant Eagle crispy fully cooked chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Publix fully cooked crispy chicken strip fritters, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Kirkwood Honey BBQ flavored chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Kirkwood buffalo style chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Hannaford buffalo-style chicken strips fully cooked, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Hannaford crispy chicken strips fully cooked, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Select Spare Time fully cooked strips in a variety of flavors in 20-pound frozen cases

March 21 recalled items

• Tyson fully cooked buffalo style chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Tyson fully cooked crispy chicken strips, 25-ounce frozen plastic bag
• Spare Time fully cooked, buffalo style chicken strips, 20-pound frozen case

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Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination - USDA.gov

EDITOR’S NOTE: This release is being reissued as an expansion of the March 21, 2019 recall, which consisted of 69,093 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products. The scope of this recall expansion now includes more information and an additional 11,760,424 pounds of product.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2019 – Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,829,517 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced on various dates from Oct. 1, 2018 through March 8, 2019 and have “Use By Dates” of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020. The chart contains a list of the products subject to recall.[View Labels (PDF only)]

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package. These items were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, for institutional use nationwide and to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The problem was discovered when FSIS received two consumer complaints of extraneous material in the chicken strip products. FSIS is now aware of six complaints during this time frame involving similar pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury.

Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Worth Sparkman, Public Relations Manager, Tyson Foods, Inc., at Worth.Sparkman@Tyson.com (479) 290-6358.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.

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