Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling nearly 30,000 pounds of its breaded chicken “Fun Nuggets” due to possible metal contamination. The nuggets, sold in 29-ounce bags, were produced on September 5 by the Berryville, Arkansas, company.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on Saturday. The USDA urged consumers with the nuggets in their freezers to throw them out or return them to the place of purchase. A limited number of consumers have reported they found small, pliable metal pieces in the product.
Those bags have a “best if used by date” of September 4, 2024, and were sold in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
There has been “one minor oral injury” associated with consumption of the nuggets, according to the USDA, but no other reports of harm so far.
But officials at the agency said they were concerned consumers may still have bags of the recalled “fun nuggets” in their freezers, and advised anyone who does should discard or return the product immediately.
Tyson advised purchasers and consumers of recalled nuggets to cut the UPC and date code from the packaging and call or text 1-855-382-3101.
