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Popular east coast grocery chain Wegmans issued the recall on their website on January 24, 2025. According to the site, the company is recalling the 46-ounce frozen bags of fully cooked breaded chicken breast nuggets due to “possible bone pieces.”
Keep reading for everything you need to know about this recall. Plus, what to do if you have the Wegmans Chicken Breast Nuggets in your freezer.
Which Wegmans Chicken Nuggets Are Recalled?
Wegmans is recalling the 46-ounce plastic bags labeled “Wegmans Family Pack Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat.” The company produced the affected bags on August 26, 2024. They are marked with a best-if-used-by date of August 26, 2025. This label is located on the back of the packaging next to the barcode in the lower right corner. The bag also has the UPC Bar Code: 0-77890-25210-9 and Plant Code: P-33944.
Following the recall message published on Wegmans’ website, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a “public health alert” for these frozen chicken nuggets “to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed.” The statement further claimed, “A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.”
“FSIS was notified of the issue after Wegmans received multiple consumer complaints of bone fragments in the frozen fully cooked breaded chicken breast nugget product,” the alert explained. “There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.”
The affected frozen chicken nuggets 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.,” the FSIS statement said.
What Should You Do If You Have the Recalled Wegmans Chicken Nuggets?
The FSIS statement urged consumers who have purchased the Wegmans Chicken Breast Nuggets to not consume the product. Instead, they should throw the bag away or return it to its place of purchase. The recall statement on the Wegmans website further explains that customers may return all affected products for a full refund.
“Consumers and members of the media with questions about the public health alert can contact Wegmans Food Markets at 1-855-934-3663 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET.,” the FSIS alert stated.
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