• Tyson Brand has voluntarily recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of its frozen, fully-cooked chicken “Fun Nuggets,” the company announced Saturday.
• Some consumers found small metal pieces in the dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets, which were sold in 29-ounce plastic bag packages.
• Tyson recommends people who have the product at home cut out the product codes and “best by” dates from the packaging and discard the rest of the product.

Nearly 30,000 pounds of Tyson Brand frozen, fully-cooked chicken “Fun Nuggets” have been recalled after some consumers found small metal pieces in the nuggets, the company announced on Saturday.

The recalled dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets were sold in 29-ounce plastic bag packages and distributed to retailers in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

So far, the product has been linked to one minor oral injury, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. People should not eat the recalled chicken nuggets, and should either throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased.

The recalled Fun Nuggets have a “best by” date of September 4, 2024, and an establishment code P7211, printed just below. They’re also stamped with one of the following product codes: 

• 2483BRV02 07
• 2483BRV02 08
• 2483BRV02 09
• 2483BRV02 10

All of the recalled chicken nuggets were produced at the same location on September 5. 

The extraneous metal found in the recalled Tyson chicken nuggets is small and pliable, the company said, and it’s issuing the recall “out of an abundance of caution.”

The FSIS has listed the recall as Class I, meaning that “there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”

Though the foreign objects are small, it’s not clear what the approximate size of these metal pieces might be. The company also didn’t provide information on how the metal came to contaminate the recalled chicken nuggets.

Because the dinosaur-shaped nuggets are fully cooked and kept frozen, the FSIS said it was “concerned” that the recalled products may be in consumers’ freezers. People should check to see if any Fun Nuggets they recently purchased are included in the recall. 

If someone does have a recalled bag, Tyson recommended that they cut out the product codes and “best by” dates from the packaging and discard the rest of the product. Then, people can call or text 855-382-3101.

The FSIS encouraged anyone concerned about a possible recall-related illness or injury to reach out to their healthcare provider.

Other prominent foreign material contamination recalls have been issued in recent months for Kraft American Cheese Singles, Johsonville Beddar with Cheddar sausages, and a number of Trader Joe’s items.