Public health alert issued for Wegmans chicken nuggets due to potential bone fragments

Wegmans chicken nuggets alert overview:

• Who: The U.S. food safety watchdog have issued a public health alert for Wegmans chicken nuggets.
• Why: The nuggets may contain bone fragments.
• Where: The alert is active in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

The U.S. food safety watchdog has issued a public health alert for Wegmans chicken nuggets because the nuggets may contain bone fragments.

The alert was published to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service website on Jan. 27. 

FSIS said it was notified of the issue after Wegmans received “multiple consumer complaints” of bone fragments in their nuggets.

“Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it,” the alert says. “This product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”

Contaminated chicken nuggets sold across multiple states, alert says

The alert says the chicken nuggets were produced solely for Wegmans Food Markets and distributed to retail locations in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

The warning applies to frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets in 46-oz. plastic packages with the label “Wegmans FAMILY PACK FULLY COOKED Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat.” The recalled nuggets have the best-by date of 08/26/25.

There have been no confirmed reports of injuries due to consumption of the nuggets so far. Wegmans is not currently facing legal action, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they can sometimes result in lawsuits.  

In 2023, certain Wegmans Organic Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kits was recalled because they contained an incorrect condiments pack that includes undeclared egg.

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