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Nestlé has issued a Lean Cuisine recall following complaints from consumers who say they found pieces of plastic in their baked-chicken meals.
The Lean Cuisine recall affects about 92,206 pounds of product that may contain “extraneous materials, specifically white hard plastic,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The affected product is the 8 5/8-ounce (244g) packages of “Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken, white meat chicken with stuffing, red skin mashed potatoes and gravy,” produced and packaged Sept. 2, 2020, the USDA’s notice says. The packages have a lot code of 0246595911, a best-before date of October 2021 and establishment number EST. P-9018 on the side.
No other Lean Cuisine products have been identified as being possibly contaminated by the plastic, according to Thrillist.
The USDA states that the product was shipped to retailers and distributors throughout the United States.
The Lean Cuisine recall was issued a day after five consumer complaints were made about the meals, CBS News reported.
The company believes mashed potatoes used in the frozen chicken meals may contain “pieces of a plastic conveyor belt that broke during production.”
The USDA says no injuries have been reported due to the “foreign matter.”
There have also been no reports of illness, according to the USDA. However, any consumer who is concerned about an injury or illness should seek medical attention.
The Lean Cuisine recall is a Class I recall, meaning it’s a health-hazard situation in which “there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death,” according to the USDA’s notice.
Class I recalls are the highest level of seriousness.
Class II recalls include situations in which a “remote probability” exists that a person will have “adverse health consequences” from a product’s use.
Class III recalls are issued when the use of a product is not expected to cause adverse effects on health.
The FSIS is concerned some of the product affected by the Lean Cuisine recall may still be in some consumers’ freezers.
Anyone who purchased the affected product is urged not to consume it, but rather to throw it away or return to the store where it was purchased.
The FSIS conducts checks on the effectiveness of recalls — such as the Lean Cuisine recall — to verify the company notifies its customers about the recall and take steps to make sure consumers no longer have access to the affected products, according to the USDA notice.
Consumers who have questions about the Lean Cuisine recall may contact Nestlé Prepared Foods by calling (800) 993-8625.
Those who have questions regarding food safety are urged to call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854, or chat live via AS USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday, or email questions to MPHotline@usda.gov.
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Found large piece of plastic in Lean Cuisine product
While eating a Korean Style Beef Lean Cuisine dinner 2 weeks ago, I bit down on a piece of black plastic and heard a crunch. The plastic piece broke off a piece of my tooth. I am updating my first report because the tooth in question now aches and will probably have to be removed. I live on a fixed income, and I feel that Nestle’s should pay for the dental work, including replacing the broken tooth. I would like 2 things. 1) join the class action lawsuit 2) to hear from Nestle, to notify me that repairs to my tooth will be paid for.
I HAVE PURCHASED THE BAKED CHICKEN MEAL.