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December 19,  2003

Mississippi Firm Recalls Chicken Patties That May Contain Metal

 

(SafetyAlerts) Tyson Foods Inc., a Vicksburg, Miss., firm is voluntarily

recalling approximately 19,900 pounds of fully cooked frozen grilled

chicken patties that may contain pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of

Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products subject to recall are approximately 14.8 pound cases of

" MCCARTY FOODS, Southern Grilled, Fully Cooked, Grilled Chicken

Patties–CN. " Each case contains three 4.93 pound bags of chicken

patties. Each case bears the establishment number " Est. P-17728 " inside

the USDA mark of inspection.

The chicken patties were produced on September 25, 2003 and were sent to

distributors in Ohio, California, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, and Indiana

who in turn supply the product to school districts. The products subject

to recall have one of the following package codes: 2683VIC0611,

2683VIC0612, 2683VIC0613, 2683VIC0614, 2683VIC0615, 2683VIC0616,

2683VIC0617, 2683VIC0618, or 2683VIC0619.

The recall was initiated after FSIS learned

of consumer complaints regarding this product. There have been no

reports of injury related to this product. Anyone concerned about an

injury from consumption of this product should contact a physician.

Consumers with questions about the recall may contact Willie Barber,

consumer relations manager, at 479-290-4714. Media with questions about

the recall may contact Ed Nicholson, public relations manager, at

479-290-4591.

Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat

and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline. The hotline is available in

English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern

Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available

24 hours a day.

 

Source: USDA

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