The Lean Cuisine baked chicken meals may contain pieces of foreign matter .
Credit: USDA Author: WZDX News Updated: 4:19 PM CST January 26, 2021
WASHINGTON Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling approximately 92,206 pounds of Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken meals.. The meals may be contaminated with pieces of white hard plastic.
The recalled meals, which were produced on Sept. 2, 2021, contain baked white meat chicken, stuffing, red skin mashed potatoes and gravy. The box bears a lot code of 0246595911 and “Best Before” date of October 2021.
According to the USDA, the problem was discovered on December 18, 2020 after the firm received five consumer complaints involving hard white plastic found in the product. Nestlé Prepared Foods believes the mashed potatoes used in the production of the baked chicken meals products had pieces of a plastic conveyor belt that broke during production.
Recall: Hot Pockets May Have Glass, Plastic
Jan. 19, 2021 More than 380 tons of frozen pepperoni Hot Pockets have been recalled because they may contain pieces of glass and hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.
Produced by Nestle Prepared Foods of Mount Sterling, KY, the popular frozen items were produced from Nov. 13, 2020, through Nov. 16, 2020. The recall includes 54-ounce cartons containing 12 “Nestle Hot Pockets brand sandwiches: Premium pepperoni made with pork, chicken & beef pizza garlic buttery crust” with a “best before date” of February 2022. The recall includes lot codes 0318544624, 0319544614, 0320544614, and 0321544614.
The Hot Pockets were shipped to retail stores nationwide.
Some 762,615 pounds of pepperoni pizza Hot Pockets are being recalled, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.