WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2022 — Foster Farms, a Farmerville, La. facility, is recalling about 148,000 pounds of fully cooked frozen chicken breast patty products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, particularly hard, clear plastic pieces, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS) was announced today.
The Fully Cooked Frozen Breaded Chicken Breast Patties were made on August 11, 2022. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:
- 80 ounces. Plastic bag packs with 20 pieces “CHICKEN PATTIES BREADED CHICKEN BREAST PATTIES WITH BEEF” with best before date “11.08.23”, company number “P-33901” and batch code “3*2223**” printed in inkjet process on the rear edge of the packaging and “7527899724” under the barcode.
These items were shipped to Costco distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and Washington and may have been redistributed to Costco retail locations.
The issue was discovered when the company informed FSIS that it had received consumer complaints involving hard, clear plastic embedded in fully cooked, frozen, breaded chicken breast patty products with a best before date of August 11, 2023 was.
There have been no confirmed reports of injuries related to consumption of this product, but FSIS believes the hard plastic parts may be sharp and potentially cause injury. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should see a doctor.
FSIS is concerned some products may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and retailers are urged not to sell them. These products should be discarded or returned to the point of sale.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness reviews to verify that recalling companies are notifying their recall actions Customers will be informed of the recall and that steps will be taken to ensure the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, retail distribution lists will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers with questions about the recall may contact the Foster Farms Consumer Helpline at 1-800-338-8051 or [email protected]. Media with questions about the recall may contact Ira Brill, Vice President of Communications, Foster Farms at 209-394-6891.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline toll-free at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or via live chat Ask USDA Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Consumers can also view food safety news at Ask USDA or email a question to [email protected]. Consumers who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry or egg product can access the online Electronic Consumer Complaints Monitoring System 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.