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Recall for over 585,000 pounds of ready-to eat-chicken that may be undercooked

Check your freezer for this ready-to-eat chicken breast fillet product that may be undercooked.

Posted 2022-05-08T00:07:29+00:00 - Updated 2022-05-09T04:56:45+00:00

Wayne Farms, LLC. has recalled over 585,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken breast fillet product that may be undercooked.

The recalled products were shipped to distributors in the U.S and then distributed to restaurants and retail locations including retailers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), this "release is being reissued to include an expansion of the recall to a new product that was distributed to retail locations. Additionally, the recall has been expanded from 30,285 pounds to 585,030 pounds. There are five new production codes (23618, 24357, 24512, 24583, and 24957) and 66 different “use by” dates (ranging from 5-10-22 through 4-29-23). This release has been updated to include the new product, the expanded weight, additional labels, and additional distribution information."

The RTE chicken breast fillet products were produced between February 9 and April 30, 2022 and bear establishment number “EST. 20214” on the case and packaging.

The following products are included in this recall:

16-oz. zippered plastic packages containing “CHEF’S CRAFT CHICKEN BREAST FILLET” and establishment number P-20214 printed next to the 3/23/2023 best by date.

9-lb. cases containing 8 packages of 6-oz “ALL NATURAL FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST” with “use by” dates ranging from 5/10/22 to 4/29/23.

9-lb. cases containing 12 packages of 4-oz “ALL NATURAL FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST” with “use by” dates ranging from 5/10/22 to 4/29/23.

6-lb. cases containing 24 individual packages of 4-oz “ALL NATURAL FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST FILLET” with “use by” date 3/5/23.

"The problem was discovered when the firm received a customer complaint that the RTE chicken product appeared to be undercooked," the recall notice indicates.

If you have the recalled products, do not eat them. Return them to the place of purchase or throw them out.

See the full recall notice on the FSIS website.