ODA Director
Fred L. Dailey


ODH Director
J. Nick Baird, M.D.

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AND

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

Press Release / Food Recall


To: Health Commissioners, Environmental Health Directors, Nursing Directors, ODA Food Safety Specialists, and Other Interested Parties
Subject: Recall Announcement (ODA/ODH) 2004-36
Date: August 27, 2004
Media Contact: Tania Graves, company communications director, at (402) 595-6258

MISSOURI FIRM RECALLS CHICKEN BREASTS THAT MAY CONTAIN PIECES OF METAL


 

ConAgra Foods, a Macon, Mo., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 85,600 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken breast strips that may contain pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products being recalled are:

  • 28 oz. packages of "NEW, Banquet, CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS, Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat, ORIGINAL." Each product bears the "Best if used by" date of either "JUL 20 2005" or "JUL 27 2005." Each package bears the establishment code "P-107."

  • 28 oz. packages of "MADE WITH CHICKEN BREAST with Rib Meat, Banquet, CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS, ORIGINAL." Each product bears the "Best if used by" date of "JUL 20 2005" or "JUL 21 2005." Each package bears the establishment code "P-107."


The products were packaged on July 20, 21 and 27, 2004, and were distributed to retail stores nationwide.

The problem was discovered after FSIS and the company received consumer complaints. There have been no reports of injury.

Consumers with questions about the recall may contact company's consumer information line at 1-800-414-7500. Media with questions about the recall may contact Tania Graves, company communications director, at (402) 595-6258.

Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at l-800-535-4555. The hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

 

 

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