Costco chicken patties recalled due to plastic contamination risk

Almost 150,000 kilos of rooster patties are being recalled over considerations they could have been contaminated with items of plastic. 

Based on the recall discover posted by the US Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (FSIS), the plastic items inside Foster Farms’ recalled totally cooked frozen rooster breast patty merchandise have been described as being clear and onerous. 

The recall was categorised as a “Class 1” hazard, which means “there's a affordable likelihood that the usage of the product will trigger critical, adversarial well being penalties or demise,” in line with FSIS.

The merchandise have been produced this summer season in 80-oz. plastic bag packages with the “finest by” date of Aug. 11, 2023. The recalled rooster patties have been shipped to Costco distribution facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and Washington, in line with the discover. 

Officers say the recalled merchandise might also have been distributed to Costco retail areas. 

The recall was issued after shoppers issued complaints to Foster Farms that there was onerous clear plastic embedded within the rooster breast patty merchandise, the recall stated. 

Foster Farms' Chicken Patties
The merchandise have been produced this summer season in 80-oz. plastic bag packages.
U.S. Division of Agriculture
Label of affected patties
The merchandise had a “finest by” date of Aug. 11, 2023.
U.S. Division of Agriculture
Chicken Patties packaging
The plastic items inside Foster Farms’ recalled totally cooked frozen rooster breast patty merchandise have been described as being clear and onerous. 
U.S. Division of Agriculture

Thus far, there have been no reported accidents related to the recalled merchandise. Nonetheless, the company “believes the onerous plastic items may very well be sharp and presumably trigger an damage,” in line with the discover.  

Customers are urged to not eat the merchandise and as a substitute, throw them away or return them to the place of buy.

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