Fully cooked, ready-to-eat chicken can be a convenient way to add some protein to a meal, but if you have something in your fridge right now, be sure to check the label.
That’s because nearly 9 million pounds (8,955,296 pounds to be precise) of Tyson chicken products are part of a massive recall over concerns that the foods may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Here’s what you should know about the recall.
Which Tyson chicken products are in the recall?
There are a number of products that are affected by the recall and the full list can be found on the USDA website. The potentially contaminated items have several other things in common. They all:
- Are frozen, fully cooked chicken products
- Were produced between December 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021
- Company number “EST. P-7089 ”on the product pouch or in the USDA approval mark
The Tyson branded products have been sold in retailers across the country including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix HEB and Wegmans. USA Today reports. Additionally, the recalled chicken is also being sold in restaurants such as Jet’s Pizza, Casey’s General Store, Marco’s Pizza, and Little Caesars.
According to USDA USD, aside from retailers and restaurants, the Tyson chicken products have also been supplied to institutions across the country including hospitals, care facilities, schools and Department of Defense locations.
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How did someone get sick from the recalled chicken?
From July 9th, 2021 the CDC has received reports of three people who developed listeriosis after eating the Tyson chicken and one death. Listeriosis is a serious infection that mainly affects people with compromised immune systems (due to age, illness, or pregnancy) and can cause fever, muscle pain, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and cramps, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal cramps Symptoms, according to USDA.
What to do if you bought the recalled products
Do not eat them at first. Either throw them away or return them to the retailer from whom you bought them for a refund.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the USDA Meat and Poultry toll free hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat on. call USDA ask 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse the food safety news below USDA ask or send a question by email to MPHotline@usda.gov.
Consumers who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry or egg product can access the online electronic consumer complaint monitoring system 24/7 at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
