Food safety recall round-up 6-12 January 2017
Plastic in chicken
US: Schreiber Processing Corp. is recalling 2,330 pounds of chicken tender products that may be contaminated with plastic and misbranded.
Breaded chicken breast tenders were produced on December 8 and packaged the day after, said the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
10-lb. boxes containing “Meal Mart BATTERED & BREADED CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS” item code 03-CTB and production code 0246 were shipped to institutional and retail in New Jersey, New York and Washington.
The problem was discovered after the firm received a consumer complaint but there have been no confirmed reports of injury or illness.