Urgent recall for popular chicken nuggets and tenders brand Perdue

An urgent recall has been issued for frozen chicken nuggets and chicken tenders which could contain metal. 

Perdue Foods LLC has warned that approximately 167,000 pounds of the products nationwide may be contaminated. 

The warning comes after consumers complained about metal wire embedded in the product and notified the Food Safety and Inspection Service. 

An urgent recall has been issued for frozen chicken nuggets and chicken tenders which could contain metal

The warning comes after consumers complained about metal wire embedded in the product and notified the Food Safety and Inspection Service

The impacted products were produced March 23, 2024. The following are subjected to recall: 

22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing 'PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS' with Best If Used By date of '03 23 25' represented on the back of the package.

29-oz. (1.81-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing 'PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS with Best If Used By date of '03 23 25' represented on the back of the package.

22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed packages containing 'BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets' with Best If Used By date of '03 23 25' represented on the back of the package.

Perdue Foods LLC has warned that approximately 167,000 pounds of the products nationwide may be contaminated

Each has the number 'P-33944' on the back of the package. Consumers may have purchased them at grocery stores or online. 

'We determined the material to be a very thin strand of metal wire that was inadvertently introduced into the manufacturing process,' Jeff Shaw, Perdue's senior vice president of food safety and quality, said in a news release. 

'Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to voluntarily recall all of these packages of products.' 

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions from anyone eating the nuggets or tenders. 

Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.