Wayne Farms Fully Cooked Chicken Products Recalled for Metal Pieces

Agency Publication Date: September 5, 2018

Summary

Wayne Farms, LLC is recalling approximately 438,960 pounds of various frozen, fully cooked chicken products, including diced chicken, chicken strips, and grill-marked varieties. These ready-to-eat items may be contaminated with foreign matter, specifically metal pieces. The recall affects products produced between July 4 and July 17, 2018, and were shipped to distributors, restaurants, and processing locations nationwide.

Risk

The products may contain metal fragments, which pose a risk of choking or internal injury if consumed. While no injuries have been confirmed, the contamination was discovered following a customer complaint.

What You Should Do

Check your freezer for the affected chicken products, identifying them by the product names and codes including 43744183, 275863, 43521046, ME116, 20710, 81, 43125651, and 43763015. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.
Verify the establishment number 'P-20214' located inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product packaging.
Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, throw it away, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions.
If you are concerned about an injury or illness related to these products, contact a healthcare provider immediately.
Contact Alan Sterling at Wayne Farms LLC at (678) 450-3092 for questions regarding the recall.
Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 for additional food safety questions.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

Option 1: Full Refund

How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions

Option 2: Dispose of Product

How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: 3/4"X3/4" FC NTRL Diced Chicken White Meat (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43744183

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/04/18

Produced July 4, 2018

Product: Fully Cooked Diced Chicken (1200# combo)

Variants: Breast with rib meat

Item Code:

275863

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/05/18

Produced July 5, 2018

Product: Fully Cooked Diced Chicken (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43521046

Establishment #: P-20214

Product: 3/4"X1 FC chicken White meat (35# Boxes bulk)

Item Code:

ME116

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/09/18, Best Used By Date: 09/04/19

Product: Fully cooked grilled seasoned white meat chicken fines (900# combo - bulk)

Item Code:

20710

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/05/18

Product: FC Grill Chicken Meat (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43521046

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/05/18, Pack Date: 07/09/18

Model 18467

Product: FC CKN White Meat Diced (4X5# bags)

Item Code:

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/10/18, Use By Date: 01/02/2019

Labeled as Fully Cooked Fajita Seasoned Diced Chicken White Meat; V# 036779; L# 0081

Product: Fully Cooked Grill Marked White Chicken Strips (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43125651

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/10/18, Pack Date: 07/17/18

Model 211880

Product: Fully cooked all natural diced chicken (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43763015

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Production Date: 07/11/18

Product: Fully Cooked all natural diced seasoned white meat chicken (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43744183

Establishment #: P-20214

Product: Fully Cooked Grill Marked white meat chicken strips (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43125651

Establishment #: P-20214

Product: Fully Cooked and Grilled Seasoned White Meat Chicken Strips (900.00lb)

Item Code:

43521046

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/09/18

Code: 18509

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Recall Documents

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Additional Information

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Recall ID: 076-2018

Status: Active

Manufacturer: Wayne Farms LLC

Sold By: distributors; restaurants; further processing locations

Manufactured In: USA

Units Affected: 100,587 pounds

Distributed To: Nationwide

Classification: Class I

Were You Affected by This Recall?

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Summary

What You Should Do

Check your freezer for the affected chicken products, identifying them by the product names and codes including 43744183, 275863, 43521046, ME116, 20710, 81, 43125651, and 43763015. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.

Verify the establishment number 'P-20214' located inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product packaging.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, throw it away, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions.

If you are concerned about an injury or illness related to these products, contact a healthcare provider immediately.

Contact Alan Sterling at Wayne Farms LLC at (678) 450-3092 for questions regarding the recall.

Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 for additional food safety questions.

Affected Products

Product: 3/4"X3/4" FC NTRL Diced Chicken White Meat (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43744183

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/04/18

Produced July 4, 2018

Product: Fully Cooked Diced Chicken (1200# combo)

Variants: Breast with rib meat

Item Code:

275863

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/05/18

Produced July 5, 2018

Product: Fully Cooked Diced Chicken (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43521046

Establishment #: P-20214

Product: 3/4"X1 FC chicken White meat (35# Boxes bulk)

Item Code:

ME116

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/09/18, Best Used By Date: 09/04/19

Product: Fully cooked grilled seasoned white meat chicken fines (900# combo - bulk)

Item Code:

20710

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/05/18

Product: FC Grill Chicken Meat (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43521046

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/05/18, Pack Date: 07/09/18

Model 18467

Product: FC CKN White Meat Diced (4X5# bags)

Item Code:

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/10/18, Use By Date: 01/02/2019

Labeled as Fully Cooked Fajita Seasoned Diced Chicken White Meat; V# 036779; L# 0081

Product: Fully Cooked Grill Marked White Chicken Strips (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43125651

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/10/18, Pack Date: 07/17/18

Model 211880

Product: Fully cooked all natural diced chicken (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43763015

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Production Date: 07/11/18

Product: Fully Cooked all natural diced seasoned white meat chicken (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43744183

Establishment #: P-20214

Product: Fully Cooked Grill Marked white meat chicken strips (30X30# - 900# combo)

Item Code:

43125651

Establishment #: P-20214

Product: Fully Cooked and Grilled Seasoned White Meat Chicken Strips (900.00lb)

Item Code:

43521046

Establishment #: P-20214

Date Ranges: Pack Date: 07/09/18

Code: 18509