RECALL ALERT: Tyson Foods is recalling more than 2 million pounds of breaded ready-to-eat chicken products. https://t.co/xfMKJDhiQu pic.twitter.com/x0oE2iKTrT
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A massive cascade of recalls has swept up chicken-producing giant Tyson Foods.
The food manufacturer just recalled nearly two and a half million pounds of frozen chicken patties and fritters that were produced over the past year because of a mislabeled product, according to Food Safety News. The breadcrumbs that Tyson utilized in their food contained milk that was not declared on the labels.
Since milk is considered to be a major allergen, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a Class I recall to indicate that those who are allergic to milk and unknowingly consume the improperly marked foods may suffer from "serious, adverse health consequences, or death." So far, thankfully, no such cases have been reported that are linked to Tyson, according to Fortune.
Tyson gets their breading from an unidentified supplier, whose labeling error has led to a total of over 3 million pounds of food being recalled so far, the majority of it being Tyson's frozen foods. Other major brands affected by the mistake include Libby's and Chef Boyardee.
Fortunately for Tyson, the massive food recall does not mean that the millions of pounds of misbranded foods will be lost. They do have four options for their returned product that can be utilized: recooking, reworking, relabeling, or destruction if the products cannot be saved. Since Tyson's products are all frozen, it is possible they could just be relabeled to ensure that customers know the chicken patties and fritters contain dairy within them.
If you have purchased Tyson frozen products recently, you should check here to see if your purchase should be returned and refunded.
