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Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Nugget Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA-FSIS · January 29, 2019 · Class I

Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Nugget Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination - posted January 29, 2019 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Product Contamination.
Quantity involved: 319,055 pounds.
Details as of October 23, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: January 29, 2019
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Source ID: 009-2019

How this recall compares

Tyson Foods, Inc has 13 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 8th. The one before it: Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Breaded Chicken Products Due to… (June 9, 2017).
At 319,055 pounds, it is larger than 96% 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).

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June 7, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Fritter Products due to Possible Foreign…	Class I
May 4, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter…	Class I
March 21, 2019	USDA-FSIS	Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products due to Possible Foreign Matter…	Class I
June 9, 2017	USDA-FSIS	Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Breaded Chicken Products Due to Misbranding and…	Class I
June 7, 2017	FDA	Tyson Foods, inc. recall - Chef Pierre 10 Spinach Quiche, and 6/10 Frozen Quiche, 38 oz.…	Class II
October 15, 2016	USDA-FSIS	Tyson Foods Recalls Frozen Popcorn Chicken Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter…	Class I

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Official summary

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2019 Tyson Foods, Inc., a Sedalia, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 36,420 pounds of chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The panko chicken nugget items were produced on Nov. 26, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

5-lb. plastic packages of Tyson WHITE MEAT PANKO CHICKEN NUGGETS with a BEST IF USED BY date of NOV 26 2019, case code 3308SDL03 and time stamps 23:00 through 01:59 (inclusive).

The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-13556 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered when the establishment received consumer complaints of extraneous material in purchased Panko Chicken Nugget products. FSIS was notified on Jan. 29, 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 Tyson Consumer Relations at 1-888-747-7611. Members of the Media with questions about the recall can contact Worth Sparkman, Senior Communications Manager with Tyson Foods, Inc., at (479) 290-6358.

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: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.