Half-a-Million Pounds of Precooked Chicken Recalled

May 11, 2022 — A meals firm has recalled about 585,030 kilos of ready-to-eat hen breasts as a result of the product could also be undercooked.

Wayne Farms LLC recalled 30,285 kilos of hen final week however expanded the recall final weekend, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) stated.

The FSIS stated there have been no stories of hostile reactions from somebody consuming the hen. The drawback was found when a buyer contacted the corporate to complain that the hen seemed to be undercooked.

“FSIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ or restaurants’ freezers or refrigerators,” the company stated in a press release. “Consumers are urged not to eat these products. Restaurants are urged not to serve these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”

The packages of hen have been produced between Feb. 9 and April 20 and shipped to distributors throughout the United States and to retail areas in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. 

The packages bear the manufacturing codes 23618, 24357, 24512, 24583, and 24957 and bear 66 completely different “use by” dates, starting from May 10, 2022, to April 4, 2023. FSIS launched photographs to indicate the sorts of packaging and examples of manufacturing codes. They usually are not photographs of the particular bins being recalled.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Production says consuming undercooked hen may cause meals poisoning. The CDC estimates 1 million individuals get sick yearly from consuming contaminated poultry.

Wayne Farms’ company headquarters are in Georgia and its amenities are in Alabama, Arkansas, and North Carolina.

The FSIS stated customers with questions in regards to the recall can contact Frank Singleton, spokesman for Wayne Farms LLC at 678-316-4237 or [email protected]