Tyson recalls nearly 30,000 pounds of chicken nuggets

Tyson Foods has recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of dinosaur-shaped frozen chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with metal pieces. The recall affects the chicken company’s 29-ounce plastic bag packages of the fun nuggets, which were produced on Sept. 5, 2023, and have a best-if-used-by date of Sept. 24, 2024.

Tyson said it issued the recall after a few customers reported they found small metal pieces in the chicken.

#Alert Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Chicken Patty Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination https://t.co/ZAODllEKVZ

— USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (@USDAFoodSafety) November 4, 2023

“A limited number of consumers have reported they found small, pliable metal pieces in the product, and out of an abundance of caution, the company is recalling this product,” Tyson said in a release.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the affected chicken was shipped to these states in September, to be then distributed further at the retail level:

• Alabama
• California
• Illinois
• Kentucky
• Michigan
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

The USDA added that it is concerned consumers may have this product in freezers and urges anyone who purchased the affected nuggets not to eat them.

According to the USDA, there has been one minor oral injury reported. Tyson Foods said anyone who purchased the nuggets should cut the UPC and date code from the packaging, throw out the product, and contact the company.

Tyson Foods has recalled tens-of-thousands of pounds of chicken in the last decade. In 2019, Tyson recalled 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after a piece of equipment broke contaminating the food with rubber.