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Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Poultry Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA-FSIS · November 6, 2019 · Class I

Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Poultry Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination - posted November 6, 2019 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Product Contamination.
Quantity involved: 1,208,462 pounds.
Distribution: Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Georgia; Minnesota; Oklahoma; Pennsylvania.
Details as of October 24, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: November 6, 2019
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
Source ID: 108-2019

How this recall compares

Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc has 3 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 2nd. The one before it: Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible E. Coli… (July 12, 2016).
At 1,208,462 pounds, it is larger than 97% 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 November 2019 (all foreign-material recalls).

Other recalls from Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc

Posted	Agency	Recall	Class
December 15, 2023	USDA-FSIS	Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Boneless Chicken Bites Products Due to Possible…	Class I
July 12, 2016	USDA-FSIS	Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible E. Coli O121…	Class I

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

Official summary

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2019 Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., a Gentry, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,071,397 pounds of poultry products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The poultry items were produced from Oct. 21, 2019 through Nov. 4, 2019. This spreadsheet contains a list of the products subject to the recall.[View labels (PDF only)]

The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-1949, P- 486 or P-5837 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutions in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

The problem was discovered by Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. establishments during further processing.

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 institutional freezers. Institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve 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 Donald Miller, senior vice president of sales at Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., at (888) 831-7007. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Donny Epp, senior director of communications at Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., at (479) 215-2626.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.