Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken meals because they may be contaminated with pieces of hard, white plastic.
According to an announcement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, “The problem was discovered on December 18, 2020, by the firm, after receiving five consumer complaints involving hard white plastic found in the product.”
The company said it “believes the mashed potatoes used in the production of the baked chicken meals products had pieces of a plastic conveyor belt that broke during production.”
About 92,206 pounds of the meals are recalled.
Product details are: Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken, white meat chicken with stuffing, red skin mashed potatoes and gravy, 8⅝-ounce trays, lot code 0246595911 and “best before” date of October 2021.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. P-9018” on the side of the case near the lot number. These items were shipped to retailers and distributors nationwide.
The meals should be returned to the place of purchase.
For more information, call Nestlé Prepared Foods, at (800) 993-8625.
