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Hormel Foods has issued a recall According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, approximately 4.9 million pounds of frozen boneless chicken products were distributed to restaurants, cafeterias and other commercial food outlets.
Memorization Follows customer reports of metal fragments found in chicken breast and thigh products. FSIS said Hormel traced the contamination to a damaged conveyor belt used during production. No injuries or illnesses have been reported.
The affected Hormel Fire Braised Chicken products were shipped nationwide between February 10 and September 19 to HRI Commercial Food Service, a restaurant supply company. Products are sold only to food service companies, not directly to consumers.
The following products are subject to the recall:
- 13.9-lb. Cases containing “Hormel Fire Braised Meats All Natural Boneless Chicken Thigh Meat” with item code “65009” printed on the label.
- 13.8-lb. Cases containing 3-oz “Hormel Fire Braised Meats All Natural Boneless Chicken Breast” with item code “77531” printed on the label.
- 13.8-lb. Cases containing 4-oz “Hormel Fire Braised Meats All Natural Boneless Chicken Breast” with item code “46750” printed on the label.
- 23.8-lb. Cases containing 5-oz “Hormel Fire Braised Meats All Natural Boneless Chicken Breast” with item code “86206” printed on the label.
- 13.95-lb. Cases containing “boneless chicken breast with rib meat” with item code “134394” printed on the label.
The full list of affected pack dates can be found here usda website,
FSIS advised that any recalled chicken still stored in hotel, restaurant, or cafeteria freezers should be discarded. Hormel said it has contacted all customers who received the affected items.
The Austin, Minnesota-based business released a statement saying that “No other Hormel products are affected, and no illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.”
This news came after a few days More than 140,000 bottles of the cholesterol drug were upgraded to a higher risk level in a massive recall.
In September, a US Food and Drug Administration enforcement report announced that Ascend Laboratories was recalling bottles of its atorvastatin calcium tablets due to “failed dissolution specifications”.
However, as of October 10, the recall was declared Class II, which is a situation “in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the likelihood of serious adverse health consequences is very low,” according to the FDA.
The recall affects tablets that were distributed nationwide in 90-count, 500-count and 1,000-count bottles. The expiry date of the bottles is till February 2027.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.