Food safety recall round-up 23-29 June 2017
Contamination in chicken
US: Overhill Farms, Inc., is recalling 54,630 pounds of chicken bites that may be contaminated with bone.
Frozen chicken bites were produced on August 30, 2016; February 1 and 9, 2017 and April 25, 2017 and were shipped to retail nationwide, said the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
The problem was discovered after the firm received consumer complaints involving bone in the product but there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions.
3-oz. boxes of “yummy spoonfuls chicken carrot bites,” with “Best Before” 2/1/18, 2/9/18 and 4/26/2018, “yummy spoonfuls chicken sweet potato bites,” with “Best Before” 2/1/18 and 2/9/18 and “yummy spoonfuls chicken broccoli bites,” with “Best Before” 8/30/17, 2/20/18 and 4/10/18 are affected.
30-lb. bulk cases of Overhill Farms brand “Fully cooked organic chicken broccoli bites chicken and vegetable patty” with case code 320422 and packaging date 8/30/16, “Fully cooked organic chicken carrot bites chicken patties with carrots and cauliflower,” with case code 320460 and packaging date 2/9/17 and “Fully cooked organic chicken sweet potato bites chicken patties with sweet potatoes, quinoa and peas” with case code 320430 and packaging dates 2/9/17 and 4/25/17 are included.