Recall: Pilgrim's Pride chicken. Mmmm, wood.

[bibliothecary]

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2016/recall-027-2016-expanded

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 4,568,080 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, including plastic, wood, rubber, and metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The scope of this recall expansion now includes a variety of chicken products associated with extraneous material contamination. The chicken products were produced on various dates between Aug. 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Click link for a list of products that are subject to recall.

[vandelay]

I just want to say that I love your recall thread titles, bibliothecary.

[NariaDreaming]

Apr 27, 2016 11:14:46 GMT -5 vandelay said:

I just want to say that I love your recall thread titles, bibliothecary.

This is why we pay her the big money.

And by big money I mean enough to get the side of guac with her chips...

[wildflower810]

Like, how does this even happen? Someone walks up to the processing vat and goes "oh, this looks like a good place to throw my old tire."

[teraiin]

Apr 27, 2016 11:41:48 GMT -5 wildflower810 said:

Like, how does this even happen? Someone walks up to the processing vat and goes "oh, this looks like a good place to throw my old tire."

I was thinking that too. "Like oh here is the perfect place to throw my 'recyclables'?"

[akafred]

Apr 27, 2016 11:41:48 GMT -5 wildflower810 said:

Like, how does this even happen? Someone walks up to the processing vat and goes "oh, this looks like a good place to throw my old tire."

Did you see the manufacturing dates? It happened for like 18 months!

Also, I hope no one has 18 month old chicken in their fridge.

[NariaDreaming]

Apr 28, 2016 6:38:43 GMT -5 akafred said:

Apr 27, 2016 11:41:48 GMT -5 wildflower810 said:

Like, how does this even happen? Someone walks up to the processing vat and goes "oh, this looks like a good place to throw my old tire."

Did you see the manufacturing dates? It happened for like 18 months!

Also, I hope no one has 18 month old chicken in their fridge.

Eh, people might have it in their freezers. It would have some texture issues after being frozen that long, but not unsafe