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Wayne Farms recalls chicken products

Products are potentially contaminated with metal pieces

By Casey Laughman
Wayne Farms
September 6, 2018

Decatur, Ala.-based Wayne Farms, LLC has recalled almost 439,000 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with metal pieces.

The ready-to-eat chicken products were produced from July 4 through July 17, 2018. The products subject to recall bear establishment number "P-20214" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to distributors, restaurants and further processing locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered after a customer complaint on July 27. There have been no confirmed reports of injuries or illnesses. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Alan Sterling, Wayne Farms LLC, at 678-450-3092.

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This article was originally posted on www.foodengineeringmag.com.
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Casey Laughman is the Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.

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