8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: 13 tons of TGI Friday’s chicken bites recalled
8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: More than 13 tons of TGI Friday’s-branded boneless chicken bites sold nationwide are being recalled.
CBS News reports the recall comes following consumer complaints of plastic under the breading used in the products.
Distributed by Kraft Heinz to grocers including Amazon, Dollar General, Kroger, Publix, Target and Walmart, the chicken may contain fragments of plastic safety glasses, producer Simmons Foods said. The issue was discovered after two complaints, the company said.
The roughly 27,000 pounds of processed boneless chicken products being recalled were produced during a single shift on October 3, 2023, at the company’s plant in Van Buren, Arkansas, Simmons said.
The products being recalled were packed in 15-ounce cartons labeled “TGI FRIDAYS BONELESS CHICKEN BITES HONEY BBQ CHICKEN” with lot code KL3K03 and a “best by” date of December 26, 2024, on the side, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, or FSIS.
Some products could be in people’s freezers, according to the agency, which urged consumers who bought the recalled poultry not to eat it. Instead, customers should throw it away or return the chicken to the place of purchase.
Consumers with questions call call Simmons at (800) 280-7185.
