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Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. Recall Expansion: Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

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  • By Senior Airman Jordan Broadway
  • 82nd AMDS Public Health Flight

The Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. establishment is expanding the recall from April 7, 2016.  An additional 376,380 pounds of fully cooked chicken products may be contaminated with extraneous materials.

The additional products involved with the third expansion have the establishment number EST. 20728 inside the USDA mark of inspection. Those products are listed below:

  25-lb boxes containing 3 – 8.33-lb clear bags in a box of “Pierce Chicken/ Wing Zings Fully Cooked Hot and Spicy Breaded Chicken Wings 1st and 2nd Sections” with use by/sell by date of 09/15/2016 and a packaging date of 09/15/2015;

• 15-lb boxes containing 2 – 7.5 clear bags in a box of “Pierce Chicken/ Wing Zings Fully Cooked Hot and Spicy Breaded Chicken Wings” with a use by/sell by date of 07/11/2016 and a packaging date of 07/11/2015;

• 15-lb boxes containing 2 – 7.5-lb clear bags in a box of “Pierce Chicken/ Wing Zings Fully Cooked Hot And Spicy Breaded Chicken Wings” with a use by/sell by date of 09/16/2016 and a packaging date of 9/16/2015;

• 10-lb boxes containing 2 – 5-lb clear bags in a box of “Sweet Georgia Brand Fully Cooked Hot and Spicy Breaded Chicken Wings” with a use by/sell by date of 07/11/2016 and a packaging date of 07/11/2015;

• 10-lb boxes containing 2 – 5-lb clear bags in a box of “Sweet Georgia Brand Fully Cooked Hot and Spicy Breaded Chicken Wings 1st and 2nd Sections” with a use by/sell by date of 09/15/2016 and a packaging date of 09/15/2015;

• 25-lb boxes containing 3 – 8.33-lb clear bags in a box of “Pierce Chicken/ Wing Zings Fully Cooked Hot and Spicy Chicken Wings 1st and 2nd Sections” with use by/sell by date of 09/15/2016 and a packaging date of 09/15/2015.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.  These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.  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.

Customers or consumers with questions about the recall can contact James Brown, Consumer Relations Manager, at (800) 321-1470.

Public Health has confirmed these products were not sold on Sheppard AFB. Any individual who may have any questions about this recall can contact Public Health at (940) 676-1874/3052.