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Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Simply Smart Organics Frozen Chicken Ready-to-Eat Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Recall number 092-2019
Class II
Closed Recall
September 17, 2019
FSIS recorded this notice as closed in 2019.
Summary
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2019 Perdue Foods, LLC, a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 495 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat chicken products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains wheat, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The frozen ready-to-eat chicken products are labeled as gluten free chicken breast tenders but contain chicken nugget products. The items were produced on August 30, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: [ View labels (PDF only)] 22-oz. resealable plastic bags containing Simply Smart Organics CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS GLUTEN FREE with Best By: 08 29 20, UPC Bar Code: 0-72745-80489-2, and time stamps of 00:30 to 01:00 (inclusive). The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-33944 on the package label. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The problem was discovered when the company notified FSIS that they received two consumer complaints regarding the mislabeled product. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall and that actions are being taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Perdue Consumer Care at (866) 866-3703. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Perdue Media Relations at (410) 341-2533 or corpcomm@perdue.com . Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov . The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem .
Reason
Misbranding; Unreported Allergens
Associated establishments
These USDA FSIS recall records are associated with this establishment because the official notice named a matching USDA establishment number. That does not by itself mean this plant caused the recall.
Perry, Georgia (Georgia)
P33944
Distribution and firm information
Recalling firm named by FSIS: Perdue Foods LLC
Distribution reported by FSIS: Florida; Georgia; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania
Quantity recovered: 10,350 pounds
Source
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, FSIS Recall API.
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