Perdue Foods LLC is voluntarily recalling 167,000 pounds of frozen breaded chicken products due to possible contamination with a foreign material.

The recall encompasses three ready-to-eat chicken breast tender and nugget products that were produced on March 23, 2024, and have a “Best If Used By” date on the package of March 25, 2025.

All the products were manufactured at the same facility and bear the establishment # “P-33944” on the back of the packaging. They were shipped to stores nationwide and sold online.

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The recall was prompted by customer complaints about metal wire embedded in the chicken nuggets and tenders. However, no injuries or illnesses have been reported related to the consumption of these products.

“We determined the material to be a very thin strand of metal wire that was inadvertently introduced into the manufacturing process,” said Jeff Shaw, senior vice president of food safety and quality for Perdue, a Georgia-based company. “Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to voluntarily recall all of these packages of products.”

The three products subject to the recall are:

  • 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with barcode 0-72745-80656-8.
  • 29-oz. (1.81-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS with bar code 0-72745-80431-1.
  • 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed packages containing “BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets” with bar code 0-72745-80648-3.

Consumers who have purchased any of these products are urged not to eat them but instead throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Perdue is offering a full refund to customers who contact the company directly by phone at 866-866-3703 or by filling out an online form.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has classified the recall as Class I, High Risk, meaning it is “a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death,” according to the USDA.

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