Food alert on three frozen chicken meal products

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (November 24) advised people not to eat three types of frozen chicken meals, manufactured by Nestle Prepared Foods Company in the United States, due to possible contamination with small pieces of hard plastic.

The company concerned is recalling the products. Details are as follows:

Product name: Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta (9.5 ounce)
Production code: 8280595912
Use-by date: Best before May 2010

Product name: Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean (10.5 ounce)
Production code: 8231595912 or 8241595912
Use-by date: Best before Sep 2010
Production code: 8263595912, 8269595911 or 8274595912
Use-by date: Best before Oct 2010
Production code: 8291595912 or 8301595912
Use-by date: Best before Nov 2010

Product name: Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan (12.5 ounce)
Production code: 8234595911
Use-by date: Best before Sep 2009
Production code: 8253595911 or 8269595912
Use-by date: Best before Oct 2009
Production code: 8292595911 or 8296595911
Use-by date: Best before Nov 2009

"According to information provided by the US authorities, some of the affected products have been exported to Hong Kong," a CFS spokesman said.

"The centre has already asked the trade not to sell them and will closely monitor the situation."

Ends/Monday, November 24, 2008