USDA issues health alert for Wegmans chicken nuggets due to bone fragments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert on Monday for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans Food Markets breaded chicken breast nuggets due to possible contamination with bone fragments.
The affected product has been identified as 46-oz. packages of 'Wegmans Family Pack Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat.' The best if used by date, located on the back of the packaging, is August 26, 2025. The code 'P-33944' is printed inside the USDA inspection seal on the packaging. The product was produced on August 26, 2024, the public health agency said in the announcement.
The chicken nuggets were distributed to Wegmans locations in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. A recall was not requested since the item is no longer available for purchase, according to the agency.
FSIS says it was notified after Wegmans received complaints from multiple consumers having encountered bone fragments in the product. The agency says that there have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption.
"FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' freezers," the announcement said. "Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it. This product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."
Representatives for Wegmans did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment on Wednesday.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
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