Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, has issued a recall on approximately 11,829,517 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall Saturday after it became apparent, that the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal.

The recalled products were produced on various dates from October 1, 2018, through March 8, 2019, and have “Use By Dates” of October 1, 2019, through March 7, 2020.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package.

These items were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, for institutional use nationwide and to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A full chart listing of recalled products can be found here.

The problem was discovered when FSIS received two consumer complaints of extraneous material in the chicken strip products.

FSIS is now aware of six complaints involving similar pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury at this time.

This is a Class I recall, defined by FSIS as, "a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death." 

Anyone concerned about an injury or illness is asked to contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers and urges consumers who have purchased them not to consume them, but to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456.