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Wayne Farms, LLC, Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Breast Products That May Be Undercooked

Wayne Farms LLC Published Dec 7, 2023

Risk level

Class I

Dangerous or defective — could cause serious health problems or death.

Severity score 70/100

What should you do?

  • Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
  • Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
  • Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
  • Contact Wayne Farms LLC or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2023 – Wayne Farms, LLC, a Decatur, Ala. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,377 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast products that may be undercooked, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE chicken breast items were produced on October 16, 2023. The following product is subject to recall [ view labels ]: 9-lb. cardboard boxes containing 12 packs of 3 “CHEF’S LINE FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST” with lot codes of 3723289239002 and 3723289239003 with USE BY: 01/14/24 on the label. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-20214” on the case label. These items were shipped to distributor locations in Illinois for further distribution to food service locations. The problem was discovered when the firm received a customer complaint that the RTE chicken product appeared to be undercooked. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in institutional or restaurant refrigerators or freezers. Restaurants and institutions are urged not to serve these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution lists will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Frank Singleton, Media and Public Relations at Wayne Farms, LLC, at 678-316-4237 or [email protected] . Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Jenny Ball, Director of Customer Care at Wayne Farms, LLC, at 678-450-3152 or [email protected] . Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to [email protected] . For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/ .

Affected products (1)

• 9-lb. cardboard boxes containing 12 packs of 3 “CHEF’S LINE FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST” with lot codes of 3723289239002 and 3723289239003 with USE BY: 01/14/24 on the label.

Approximately 855 pounds of recalled product

Affected areas

Not specified

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Dec 7, 2023
  2. Published
    Dec 7, 2023
Recall number
062-2023
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US