USDA warns chicken nuggets sold at PA grocery chain may contain ‘extraneous material’
After multiple consumer complaints, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert for some Wegmans chicken nugget products warning they may contain “extraneous material.”
The frozen chicken nuggets were sold in Pennsylvania and seven other states, as well as the District of Columbia, according to a Jan. 27 notice.
While there have been no reported injuries from consuming the product, which is no longer for sale, it’s possible they could still be in your freezer. Here’s what to know, including how to tell if you’ve purchased them.
Consumers complain of bone fragments in nuggets
The alert from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service applies to frozen and fully cooked Wegmans chicken nuggets produced Aug. 26, 2024.
According to the USDA, Wegmans received “multiple consumer complaints” of bone fragments in the product.
“[Food Safety and Inspection Service] is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it. This product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase,” the USDA alert states.
If you think you may have purchased this product, go to your freezer and look for a 46-ounce, plastic package marked with “Wegmans family pack fully cooked breaded chicken breast with rib meat,” including a best if used by date of Aug. 26, 2025.
Another sign is the establishment number, P-33944, which will be found inside the USDA’s inspection mark.
According to the USDA, the products were produced solely for Wegmans Food Markets and distributed to retail locations in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.