More than 2 million pounds of frozen food recalled for allergen risk

More than 2 million pounds of frozen food

have been recalled for marking error

and an undeclared allergen, said the US Department of Agriculture.

The recall concerns 2,094,186 pounds of Thai chicken pad and chicken fried rice.

Items may contain milk, a known allergen that has not been declared on product labels.

"The products are … described as frozen, heat treated, not fully cooked and not stable to storage," said Saturday the USDA Food Inspection and Safety Service.

They were produced between October 1 and April 11, 2019, with "Best By" dates from September 26, 2019 to April 5, 2020.

The products have been distributed to retailers across the country and health officials are urging consumers who have them in their freezer to throw them away or bring them back to their place of purchase.

"No adverse effects related to the consumption of these products have been confirmed," said the USDA Food Safety and Food Inspection Service. "The problem was discovered when Conagra Brands, Inc. conducted a routine label check and determined that the product did not declare milk on the label."

The recall does not include products sold at PF Chang's restaurants.

Chicken strips recalled for metal reasons

Tyson Foods has significantly expanded the recall of its chicken strips

fearing that some are contaminated with pieces of metal, said Saturday the inspection and food safety service.

The recall now concerns more than 11.8 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips shipped across the country, compared to more than 69,000 pounds at the time of the recall.

was originally published in March

.

The expansion comes after three out of six people complained about the presence of metal in some products Tyson also said to have suffered a mouth injury, the agency said.

The recalled products were manufactured from October to March 8 and carry the expiry date from October 1, 2019 to March 7, 2020.

A Tyson Foods official said Friday that the company is taking corrective action at the point of manufacture of the products.

Contaminated ground beef makes you sick
At the same time, an epidemic of E. Coli from chopped and contaminated beef has sickened 177 people in 10 states, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.

Last month, two companies recalled products

in the middle of an epidemic of E. coli.

There is no definitive link between these products and the current outbreak, according to FSIS, with no identified supplier, distributor or brand of beef.