Recall of Frozen Chicken Meal Products in the United States Due to Possible Contamination with Small Pieces of Hard Plastic

Issue Date 24 November 2008
Source of Information U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service
Food Product Frozen Chicken Meal
Name of Manufacturer Nestle Prepared Foods Company
Product Name and Description
  1. Product name: Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow
    Tie Pasta (9.5 ounce)
    Production code: 8280595912
    Use-by date: Best before May 2010
  2. 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
  3. 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
Reason for Recall Products might have been contaminated with small pieces of hard plastic.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety According to the information provided by the US authorities on 24 November 2008, some of the affected products have been exported to HK. We have already asked the trade not to sell them and will closely monitor the situation.
Advice to the Trade Stop selling the affected product
Advice to Consumers Stop consuming the affected product
Further Information

Website of US Food Safety and Inspection Service

The CFS press release

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
24 November 2008

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