Tyson recalls nearly 12 million pounds of chicken thongs from metal

Tyson Foods recalled 11.8 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips after several customers complained that their chicken contained pieces of metal. This marks the extension of an ongoing investigation that began in March with the recall of more than 69,000 pounds sterling, following two complaints that the food contained "foreign material" .

The US Department of Food Safety and Food Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a statement providing details of the original complaints and an updated reminder: "The problem was discovered when FSIS has received two consumer complaints regarding foreign material contained in chicken thong products, FSIS is now aware of six complaints involving similar metal parts and three complaints of oral injuries. illness should contact a health care provider. "

The recalled items carry the number P-7221 on their packaging, which includes several product lines, including the crispy chicken breast donut, the Buffalo Chicken Donut and the BBQ Honey Chicken Donut. Tyson has released a complete list of all recalled products, which also includes the Ahold, Kirkwood, Best Choice, Food Lion, Giant Eagle, Great Value, Hannaford, Meijer, Publix and Sparetime brands.

"It is unacceptable to Tyson Foods that any product does not meet our standards and because of these new consumption reports, we have decided to take this precautionary measure to ensure we meet our own expectations and those of consumers," said Barbara Masters, vice president of regulatory policy for food, nutrition and agriculture at Tyson.

FSIS encourages consumers to check their own freezers and to return or discard any products that may have been affected: "FSIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers' freezers. Products are urged not to consume These products must be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. "