Suzanna's Kitchen, a producer of prepared meat products, is recalling 35,800 pounds of breaded chicken products as they may contain pieces of plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products being recalled are: cases containing twelve, 12-oz cartons of Freebird Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets; twelve, 12-oz cartons of Freebird Fully Cooked Gluten Free/Soy Free Chicken Patties; and 10-lb bulk cases of Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets.
FSIS noted that Freebird Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets bear an identifying case code of 6220 and use-by date of 15 March 2014, ink-jetted on each case and carton. These cases have a Julian code of 2075.
The Freebird Fully Cooked Gluten Free/Soy Free Chicken Patties bear an identifying case code of 6244 and use-by date of 6 September 2013, ink-jetted on each case and carton. These cases have a Julian code of 1249.
In addition, Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets bear an identifying case code of 6221 and use-by date of 15 March 2014 ink-jetted on the case. These cases have a Julian code of 2075, and were shipped to a foodservice distributor in California for further distribution.
The nuggets were produced on 15 March 2012, while the patties were produced on 6 September. These products were produced for a separate federally-inspected establishment and distributed to retail stores across the US.
The problem was identified after a customer complained about finding plastic pieces in the product. It is believed that these pieces are a part of the plastic bag which was used to hold the products before they were processed.
This recall has been classified as Class II, which indicates a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the consumption of the product.
