According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday that Suzanna’s Kitchen is recalling the following products:
- Cases containing twelve (12), 12-oz cartons of "Freebird Fully Cooked Chicken Nugget," with an identifying case code of "6220" and use-by date of March 15, 2014, ink-jetted on each case and carton. These cases have a Julian code of "2075."
- Cases containing twelve (12), 12-oz cartons of "Freebird Fully Cooked Gluten Free/Soy Free Chicken Patties," with an identifying case code of "6244" and use-by date of September 6, 2013, ink-jetted on each case and carton. These cases have a Julian code of "1249."
- 10-lb bulk cases of "Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets," with an identifying case code of "6221" and use-by date of March 15, 2014 ink-jetted on the case. These cases have a Julian code of "2075," and were shipped to a food service distributor in California for further distribution.
According to the FSIS, the nuggets and patties subject to recall bear the USDA mark of inspection and were produced on Mar. 15, 2012 and Sept. 6, 2011.
These products were produced for a separate federally-inspected establishment and distributed to retail stores nationwide.
The problem was discovered after consumers found pieces of plastic in the products. The FSIS says the plastic pieces may have originated from the plastic bag the products were held in prior to production.
The FSIS and the company have not received any reports of injury or illness at this time.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact the Freebird Consumer Hotline, at (800) 724-0206. News reporters with questions about the recall should contact Suzanna’s Kitchen at (800) 241-2455.
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