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The Foster Farms company is withdrawing about 148,000 pounds of frozen chicken breast patties sold at Costco due to the presence of embedded plastic pieces inside.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a statement that products were sold at Costco distribution centers in California, Arizona, Utah, and Washington.
Recalled items were produced on 11 August 2022 and comprise the packages of 80 ounces with 20 pieces of “Chicken Patties Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat”, with establishment number “P-33901” and lot code “3*2223”.
“The problem was discovered when the company notified the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) that it had received complaints from consumers that reported hard plastic embedded in chicken breast burger products with an expiration date of 10 August 2223”, the company said.
So far there have been no confirmed reports of injuries associated with the use of this product. FSIS believes that the hard plastic parts could be sharp and possibly cause injury.
FSIS urged consumers who have these products not to consume them anymore retailers not to sell them.
People with questions about the recall can contact the Foster Farms Consumer Hotline at 1-800-338-8051 or to info@fosterfarms.com.
This is not the first time that Costco customers have been alerted to problems with some items sold by the stores. In mid-August, the company Ventura Foods told customers that a gallon of Saffola safflower oil had been withdrawn from the market by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it was mixed with other vegetable oils during its production.
Another product that came under scrutiny was the 3-pound jar of local Kirkland Signature honey that retails for around 13 states of the country. “It has caught our attention that, although the product is 100% pure honey, part of the product may contain non-local honey”, Costco said in another alert sent in the same month.
Although there are Costco products that are often under scrutiny for production problems, there are others that stand out for their excellent reviews on internet forums, such as cherry cheesecake, thin chocolate chip cookies from Kirkland and pumpkin streusel muffins.
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