Tyson Foods Voluntarily Expands Recall of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Breast Strips
May 04 2019 - 1:49AM
Tyson Foods, Inc., has decided to expand a voluntary recall
originally issued on March 21, 2019 of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken
strip products made at one location between October 1, 2018 and
March 8, 2019. In recent days additional consumers reported finding
fragments of metal in a small number of products. The company is
expanding the recall in the interest of public health even though
the vast majority of the products have already been consumed
without any reported incidents.
“Consumers expect that the food they eat is safe. In their best
interest and in an abundance of caution we’re taking quick and
decisive action to expand this recall,” said Barbara Masters, DVM,
vice president of regulatory food policy, food and agriculture for
Tyson Foods. “Our company is taking corrective action at the
location that makes these products. We have discontinued use of the
specific equipment believed to be associated with the metal
fragments, and we will be installing metal-detecting X-ray
machinery to replace the plant’s existing metal-detection system.
We will also be using a third-party video auditing system for
metal-detection verification.” “Safety is at the
core of everything we do. We’re committed to producing safe,
healthy food that our consumers and customers can rely on
every day,” Masters said. “It is unacceptable to Tyson Foods that
any product might not meet our standards. Because of these
additional consumer reports, we’ve decided to take this
precautionary step to make sure that we’re meeting our own
expectations and the expectation of consumers.”
Products Included in this RecallThis expanded
recall includes Tyson® branded products as well as private label
products made for customers. These products were sold to retailers
and some foodservice wholesalers and distributed nationwide and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. These products were produced at one plant
location. Each package bears the establishment code P7221 and a
“use by” date of October 1, 2019 to March 7, 2020. A comprehensive
list of products and the product labels included in this recall are
available for download. Consumers who have purchased any of the
affected items should cut the UPC and date code from the packaging,
discard the product and call 1-866-886-8456. A comprehensive list
of retail stores that subsequently received the product will
eventually be posted on USDA’s website. Use the following link to
locate the “retail distribution list.”
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp
Consumers with questions should call the special toll-free line at
1-866-886-8456. Customer service representatives will be available
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT. News media and health
department officials who have questions should contact Worth
Sparkman at 479-290-6358 or worth.sparkman@tyson.com.
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