What to do when food is recalled (CNN) — Tyson Foods has significantly expanded a recall of its chicken strips over concerns that some might be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal food safety officials said Friday. The recall affects about 69,093 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products produced on November 30, 2018, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in a news release. In the previous recall, the products had only one use-by date: November 30, 2019. All affected products have a use-by date of November 30, 2019. The Food Safety and Inspection Service said it initially discovered the problem because of two consumer complaints about extraneous materials in chicken strip products. In January, Tyson recalled 36,420 pounds of chicken nuggets after a consumer reported finding rubber in the chicken nuggets. Also in January, Perdue issued a recall after receiving three complaints from consumers who reported finding wood in gluten-free chicken nuggets. There have been no confirmed reports of illness or injury from consumption of these products, FSIS said. CNN’s Joe Sutton contributed to this report.<doc-sep>Approximately 69,093 pounds of frozen chicken strips have been recalled by Tyson Foods, Inc. because the products may be contaminated with metal, the United States Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. The affected products include buffalo and crispy style ready-to-eat products that were produced on Nov. 30, 2018, the release says. All recalled products have a "best if used by" date of Nov. 30, 2019 and have the establishment number “P-7221” printed on the back of the product package. In a similar recall announced in late January, more than 36,000 pounds of Tyson chicken nuggets were recalled because of a possible rubber contamination. Products recalled Thursday include ones marked: "Tyson fully cooked buffalo style chicken strips Chicken breast strip fritters with rib meat and buffalo style sauce" – sold in 25 ounce plastic bags. These recalled products are marked with case codes 3348CNQ0317 and 3348CNQ0318. These recalled products are marked with case codes 3348CNQ0317 and 3348CNQ0318. "Tyson fully cooked crispy chicken strips Chicken breast strip fritters with rib meat" – sold in 25 ounce plastic bags. These recalled products are marked with case codes 3348CNQ0419, 3348CNQ0420, 3348CNQ0421, and 3348CNQ0422. These recalled products are marked with case codes 3348CNQ0419, 3348CNQ0420, 3348CNQ0421, and 3348CNQ0422. "Spare time fully cooked, buffalo style chicken strips Chicken breast strip fritters with rib meat and buffalo style sauce" – sold in 20 pound frozen cases. These recalled products are marked with case code 3348CNQ03. The recall comes after two consumers complaints of "extraneous material" in the impacted products, according to the release. The USDA names "pieces of metal" as the possible contaminant. As with the January recall, 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." Homebuyer lift:Homebuyers to get springtime boost from lower-than-expected mortgage rates Identity theft:No, you can't pay to remove ID from the dark web. Here's what to do The agency says it is "concerned" that recalled products may have been frozen and placed in consumers' freezers. The agency recommends consumers throw away impacted products or return them to the store where they were purchased. "There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider," the release says. Impacted products include those shipped to retailers nationwide and those bound for institutions in Michigan and Washington, the release says. More information about how to identify recalled products, including affected product time stamps, is provided in the announcement and in a visual guide published by the USDA.<doc-sep>Check your freezer for frozen, fully cooked chicken strips. Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling nearly 12 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products because of possible foreign matter. The frozen, chicken strip products, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, may be contaminated with pieces of metal. Several products involved in the recall were produced on various dates from Oct. 1, 2018 through March 8, 2019. The products were shipped nationwide and have use-by dates of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020. Subject to the recall are products with “P-7221” on the back of the packages. Several varieties and size packages are listed in the recall including, 25-ounce and 40-ounce frozen packages of Tyson Fully Cooked Crispy Chicken Strips, Tyson Fully Cooked Buffalo Style Chicken, Tyson Fully Cooked Honey BBQ Flavored, Best Choice Buffalo Style Chicken Strips made with white meat chicken breast strips, Great Value Fully Cooked Chicken Strips Chicken Breast Strip Fritters and Food Lion crispy chicken strips fully cooked chicken breast strip fritters. The Meijer brand of Crispy Chicken Strips and Crispy Chicken Strips Honey BBQ flavored are also on the recall list. “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 in a statement. “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.” More on freep.com: Fresh cut melon recall includes products sold in Michigan 250,000 Michigan hens killed in chicken farm fire This recall is an expansion of the original recall of March 21, 2019, in which nearly 70,000 pounds were the frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products. The concern, the FSIS says, is that products may be in consumers freezers. If you have any of the products, the FSIS is urging consumers not to consume them and toss them out or return them to the store of purchase. Contact food writer Susan Selasky: 313-222-6872 or sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter.<doc-sep>Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 12 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips that may be contaminated with pieces of metal. The 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 products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the chicken was shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, as well as to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The problem was discovered after the agency received two consumer complaints of metal in the products. The USDA said it is now aware of six complaints involving similar pieces of metal, with three alleging oral injury. For a complete list of the Tyson products subject to recall, click here.<doc-sep>
Tyson Foods Inc. has recalled over 11 million pounds of frozen chicken strips because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The initial recall from March 21 estimated nearly 69,000 pounds of chicken had been contaminated after the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) received two consumer complaints of extraneous material in the chicken strip products. The chicken products are under a number of different brand names, including Tyson, Kirkwood, and Great Value. A complete list of the recalled Tyson products can be seen on the USDA’s website. According to the USDA, the frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products 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 FSIS stated it is now aware of six complaints during this time frame involving similar pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury, officials said. The recall comes nearly two months after the company recalled 36,420 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets after pieces of rubber were found in them. The FSIS is advising anyone with the recalled products to either throw them away or return them to the store where it was purchased. Consumers with questions about the recall are asked to call Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456. Olivia Rizzo may be reached at orizzo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @LivRizz. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us.nj.com/tips. Get the latest updates right in your inbox. Subscribe to NJ.com’s newsletters.