SALISBURY Md. – Frozen chicken nuggets and tenders shipped to grocery stores by Maryland-based Perdue Foods may contain thin strands of metal wire and have been recalled. It’s a huge recall: 167,000 pounds. Packages also may have been sold online, the company said. Jeff Shaw, a Perdue vice president, said that no ill effects have been reported from the “inadvertently introduced” stray meal in manufacturing. Recalled:
> 22-ounce packages of Perdue Simply Smart Organics breaded chicken breast nuggets.
> 29-ounce packages of Perdue chicken breast tenders.
> 22-ounce packages of Butcherbox Organic Chicken breast nuggets.
Chicken metallica. The suspect products carry a March 2025 best-if-used-by-date, which means that many consumers likely have it n home freezers.