Check Your Freezer: Nearly 250,000 Pounds of Chicken Strips Have Been Recalled

Frozen chicken is one of the easiest ways to get dinner on the table fast. It can be used as a salad topping, the star of your entrée, in pasta dishes, and more. But if frozen chicken is a staple in your household, you may want to check your inventory—245,366 pounds of chicken strips have just been recalled.

The recall was announced by the United States Department of Agriculture on September 2 on behalf of Conagra Brands. The subject of the recall is Banquet’s Frozen Chicken Strips Meal, which may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of plastic.

The problem was discovered when the company notified Food Safety and Inspection Services that it received a consumer complaint of plastic in the chicken strip portion of the product. According to the USDA, the contaminated product resulted in an oral injury. FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products.

Consumers who have purchased the product should check it for best-if-used-by dates December 11, 2024, January 1, 2025, or January 7, 2025. It can also by identified by lot numbers 5009317120, 5009319220, or 5009319820, as well as establishment number EST. P-9. The recalled products were produced on June 20, 2023, July 11, 2023, and July 17, 2023.

These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide, Kroger, Walmart, and elsewhere, and were also sold online. The USDA urges consumers who have purchases these products to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.