Image above from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recall announcement

[Editor’s note: as a result of the listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head and the consequent outbreak of foodborne illness and deaths, the Cobb County Courier will note any food recall that is labeled “nationwide” or lists “Georgia” in the distribution locations.

In the past, we’ve only run information on the recall of products that were shipped to identifiable metro Atlanta locations.]

24 stores in Cobb County were on the distribution list for Perdue frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products recalled for possible foreign matter contamination, announced on August 16. The possible contaminant is metal.

For images of the labels and UPCs of the recalled products, follow this link.

Here is a list of the stores in Cobb County that were on Perdue’s distribution list for the product. The complete list included many other metro Atlanta and Georgia locations (to search for locations outside Cobb County that were on the list, follow this link).

Kroger 00291	6199 Highway 92	Acworth	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00397	3330 Cobb Pkwy Nw Ste 200	Acworth	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00442	1720 Mars Hill Rd Nw	Acworth	GA-Georgia
Target	3378 Cobb Pkwy Nw	Acworth	GA-Georgia
Target	4125 Austell Rd	Austell	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00446	3895 Cherokee St Nw	Kennesaw	GA-Georgia
Target	740 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy Nw	Kennesaw	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00464	4875 Floyd Rd Sw	Mableton	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00335	4880 Lower Roswell Rd	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00356	3600 Dallas Hwy Sw	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00365	3595 Canton Rd	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00454	2100 Roswell Rd Ste 2140	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00455	1000 Whitlock Ave Nw	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00478	3162 Johnson Ferry Rd	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00498	1690 Powder Springs Rd Sw	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00657	2960 Shallowford Rd	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00730	1310 Powers Ferry Rd Se	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Target	2535 Dallas Hwy Sw	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Target	1401 Johnson Ferry Rd	Marietta	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00453	4150 Macland Rd	Powder Springs	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00456	4400 Brownsville Rd	Powder Springs	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00451	4715 S Atlanta Rd Se	Smyrna	GA-Georgia
Kroger 00699	3240 S Cobb Dr Se	Smyrna	GA-Georgia
Target	2201 Cobb Pkwy Se	Smyrna	GA-Georgia

Below is a copy of the recall announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

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FSIS Announcement

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2024 – Perdue Foods LLC, a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender items were produced on March 23, 2024. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:

• 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.
• 29-oz. (1.81-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.
• 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed packages containing “BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-33944” on the back of the package. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and sold online directly to consumers.

The problem was discovered after the firm received consumer complaints about metal wire embedded in the product and notified FSIS of the issue.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Perdue Consumer Care at 1-866-866-3703. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Andrea Staub, Senior Vice President, Perdue Foods, at 443-493-3522 or andrea.staub@perdue.com.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.