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USDA-FSIS · January 17, 2019 · Class I

Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Simplysmart Organics Gluten Free Chicken Nugget Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination - posted January 17, 2019 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Product Contamination.
Quantity involved: 11,280 pounds.
Details as of October 23, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: January 17, 2019
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: Perdue Foods LLC
Source ID: 002-2019

How this recall compares

Perdue Foods LLC has 9 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 3rd. The one before it: Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Chicken Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared… (January 23, 2018).
At 11,280 pounds, it is larger than 74% of the 101 USDA-FSIS recalls from 2019 that state a quantity in pounds.
It is one of 4 foreign-material recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in January 2019 (all foreign-material recalls).

Other recalls from Perdue Foods LLC

Posted	Agency	Recall	Class
January 27, 2025	USDA-FSIS	FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Wegmans Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets Due to…	Public Health Alert
August 16, 2024	USDA-FSIS	Perdue Foods LLC, Recalls Frozen, Ready-To-Eat Chicken Breast Nugget and Tender Products…	Class I
August 23, 2022	USDA-FSIS	FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Perdue Frozen Ready-To-Eat Chicken Tender Products…	Public Health Alert
September 17, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Simply Smart Organics Frozen Chicken Ready-to-Eat Products Due…	Class II
May 31, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Perdue Simply Smart Organics Poultry Products Due to Possible…	Class I
January 28, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Perdue Foods, LLC Recalls Refrigerated Fun Shapes Chicken Breast Nuggets Due to…	Class I
January 23, 2018	USDA-FSIS	Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Chicken Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens	Class I
September 6, 2014	USDA-FSIS	Maryland Firm Recalls Fresh, Raw Chicken Products Due To Possible Processing Flaw	Class II

Matched by company name after removing suffixes such as Inc. and LLC; parent companies and subsidiaries are counted separately.

Official summary

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2019 Perdue Foods, LLC, a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 68,244 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically wood, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The ready-to-eat chicken nugget items were produced on Oct. 25, 2018. The following product is subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

22-oz. plastic bag packages of frozen PERDUE SimplySmart ORGANICS BREADED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS GLUTEN FREE with Best By: Date 10/25/19 and UPC Bar Code 72745-80656 represented on the label.

The product subject to recall bears establishment number P-33944 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered when the firm received three consumer complaints that wood was found in the product. A complaint was also reported to FSIS consumer complaint monitoring system. FSIS was notified by the firm on Jan. 17, 2019.

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.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers freezers 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.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Perdue Consumer Care at (877) 727-3447. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Andrea Staub, Sr. Vice President, Perdue Foods, LLC, at (410) 341-2755.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.