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Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Expands Recall of Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA-FSIS · May 13, 2016 · Class I

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Expands Recall of Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination — posted May 13, 2016 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Product Contamination.
Quantity involved: 390,584 pounds.
Details as of July 25, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: May 13, 2016
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Source ID: 027-2016 expansion-3

Official summary

EDITORS NOTE: This release is being reissued as the third expansion of the April 7, 2016, recall to include additional products and production dates. The first recall 027-2016 on April 7, 2016, recalled 40,780 pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products. The recall expansion on April 26, 2016recalled an additional 4,524,980 pounds of fully cooked chicken product. The second recall expansion on May 6, 2016recalled an additional 608,764 pounds of product. The third recall expansion today recalls an additional 376,380 pounds of product. The combined number of recalled product from April 7, 2016 to May 13, 2016 is 5,550,904 pounds.

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2016 Pilgrims Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling an additional 376,380 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may have been contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The scope of this recall expansion now includes a variety of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous metal materials. The chicken products were produced on 07/11/2015, 09/15/2015, and 09/16/2015. This release is being reissued as the third expansion of the April 7, 2016, recall to include additional products and production dates. Product from the previous recalls are listed later in this release however the following products only are subject to the current third expansion of the previous recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

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.

Additional information on production dates and case codes can be found here.

Details of the second expansion of the recall: On May 6, 2016 Pilgrims Pride Corp., recalled approximately 608,764 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may have been contaminated with extraneous materials. Those chicken products were produced on various dates between May 6, 2015, and Dec. 3, 2015. The following products are subject to recall:

42.9-lb boxes containing 6 5-lb clear bags of chicken and 6 2.15-lb sauce packets of Green Dragon Fully Cooked Breaded Diced Chicken Leg Meat With a General Tsos Sauce with use by/sell by dates of 5/6/2016, 7/10/2016, and 8/6/2016 and packaging dates of 5/6/2015, 7/10/2015, and 8/6/2015.

10-lb boxes containing 2 5-lb clear bags of Sweet Georgia Brand Fully Cooked Breaded Diced Chicken Meat with a use by/sell by date of 5/6/2016 and a packaging date of 5/6/2015.

42.9-lb boxes containing 6 5-lb clear bags of chicken and 6 2.15-lb sauce packets of Green Dragon Fully Cooked Breaded Diced Chicken Leg Meat With a Sweet Sriracha Glaze with use by/sell by dates of 5/6/2016 and 8/6/2016 and packaging dates of 5/6/2015 and 8/6/2015.

42.9-lb boxes containing 6 7.15-lb clear bags of Fully Cooked Seasoned Chicken Leg Meat Strips With Teriyaki Sauce with use by/sell by dates of 12/3/2016 and 8/10/2016 and packaging dates of 12/3/2015 and 8/10/2015.

42.9-lb boxes containing 6 5-lb clear bags of chicken and 6 2.15-lb sauce packets of Green Dragon Fully Cooked Breaded Diced Chicken Leg Meat With a Japanese Cherry Blossom Sauce with use by/sell by dates of 5/6/2016 and 8/6/2016 and packaging dates of 5/6/2015 and 8/6/2015.

42.9-lb boxes containing 6 7.15 lb clear bags of 73002 Green Dragon Fully Cooked Seasoned Chicken Leg Meat Strips with New Orleans Brand Sauce with a use by/sell by date of 08/10/2016; and a packaging date of 08/10/2015.

42.9-lb boxes containing 6 5-lb clear bags of chicken and 6 2.15-lb sauce packets of Green Dragon Fully Cooked Breaded Diced Chicken Leg Meat With a Tangerine Sauce with a use by/sell by date of 8/6/2016 and a packaging date of 8/6/2015.

Details of the first expansion of the recall: On April 26, 2016, Pilgrims Pride Corp recalled approximately 4,527,300 pounds of fully cooked chicken nuggets produced on various dates from Aug. 21, 2014 to March 1, 2016. The following products are subject to recall:

20-lb boxes containing 5-lb clear bags of 6145 Gold Kist Farms Menu Right Fully Cooked Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Nuggets Breaded Nugget Shaped Chicken Patties with use by/sell by dates of 05/28/2016, and 04/27/2016 and packaging dates of 05/28/2015 and 04/27/2015.

30-lb boxes containing 5-lb clear bags of 6253 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain Homestyle Breaded Strip Shaped Chicken Patties with use by/sell by dates of 04/27/2016 and 08/06/2016, and packaging dates of 04/27/2015 and 08/06/2015.

30-lb boxes containing 5-lb clear bags of 6353 Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain Homestyle Breaded Breakfast Chicken Patties with use/by sell by dates of 09/17/2016 and 09/21/2016 and packagin