BOSTON – Popular grocery store chain Wegmans has recalled frozen chicken nuggets in multiple northeast states over concerns that there may be bone fragments in the packages.
A public health alert was issued for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The product is no longer for sale, but the Food Safety and Inspection Service said that it is concerned consumers may still have some of the nugget packages in their freezers. Consumers who still have the nuggets are urged not to eat the product, and to throw it away or return it to the store where it was purchased.
There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to people eating the chicken nuggets.
Wegmans chicken nugget recall
The health alert covers 46-ounce plastic packages containing “Wegmans Family Pack Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat” nuggets with a best-if-used-by date of Aug. 26, 2025.
That information is located on the back of the packaging, next to the barcode, in the lower right corner. The product was produced on Aug. 26, 2024.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Where did Wegmans recall chicken nuggets?
The nuggets were produced for Wegmans by Perdue, which was the subject of a large chicken nugget recall last year.
The consumer alert was issued for Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said that it was notified of the issue after Wegmans received multiple consumer complaints of bone fragments in the product.
Wegmans said that all packages can be returned for a full refund.
Customers can contact Wegmans Food Markets at 1-855-934-3663 Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm or Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Associated Press business writer Michelle Chapman contributed to this report.
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