Wayne Farms recalls chicken products over presence of plastic pieces

Wayne Farms is recalling approximately 28,528lbs of frozen, fully cooked, chicken products in the US due to possible contamination by pieces of plastic pen, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The problem was identified after a customer complained to Wayne Farms about finding foreign matter while preparing to further process the chicken product.

The products being recalled include 900lb combo cases, with each case containing 30lb bags of Wayne Farms, Fully Cooked Grill Marked White Meat Chicken Strips that were produced on 3 October 2012.

These products carry the USDA mark of inspection and case codes 372277174001 through 372277254005 on the label.

In addition, Wayne Farms is recalling three combo cases – one each from 6 September 2012, 19 September 2012, and 24 September 2012.

The products being recalled were distributed to a plant in Kentucky for additional processing into retail products.

This recall has been classified as Class II, which indicates a health hazard situation where there is a remote chance of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.

FSIS and Wayne Farms have not received any reports of illness linked to the consumption of this product.

The agency has, however, advised people who are concerned about an injury or illness to contact a healthcare provider.

This move by Wayne Farms follows a massive recall by Kellogg in October 2012, when the company recalled 2.8 million packages of Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite-Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size due to the possible presence of metal mesh fragments.

Wayne Farms, based in Georgia, US, produces poultry products for food companies, the foodservice industry and grocery stores.