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Perdue Foods, LLC Recalls Refrigerated Fun Shapes Chicken Breast Nuggets Due to Misbranding and Undeclared…

USDA-FSIS · January 28, 2019 · Class I

Perdue Foods, LLC Recalls Refrigerated Fun Shapes Chicken Breast Nuggets Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens - posted January 28, 2019 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Misbranding; Unreported Allergens.
Quantity involved: 500 pounds.
Distribution: Connecticut; Delaware; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia.
Details as of October 23, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: January 28, 2019
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: PERDUE FOODS, LLC.
Source ID: 008-2019

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 4th. The one before it: Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Simplysmart Organics Gluten Free Chicken Nugget… (January 17, 2019).
At 500 pounds, it is larger than 23% of the 101 USDA-FSIS recalls from 2019 that state a quantity in pounds.
It is one of 4 undeclared-allergen recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in January 2019 (all undeclared-allergen 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 17, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Simplysmart Organics Gluten Free Chicken Nugget Products 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. 28, 2019 Perdue Foods, LLC, a Bridgewater, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 16,011 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken nugget products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.

The RTE chicken nugget items were produced on Jan. 10, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

12-oz. packages of PERDUE Fun Shapes Chicken Breast Nuggets with a USE BY date of MAR 11 2019 and lot codes 17009010 19009010.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-369 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Connecticut; Delaware; Washington, DC; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; Virginia; and West Virginia.

The problem was discovered when a retail store notified the company of an incorrect label. The establishment investigated and determined that the incorrect back label was applied to the product.

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 in consumers refrigerators. 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 that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall and that actions are being 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 regarding the recall can contact Perdue Consumer Care at 1-866-866-3703. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Andrea Staub, Perdue Foods, LLC, Senior Vice President 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.