Chicken Wings Recalled for Allergen

Consumers with an egg allergy will want to check their freezers from frozen breaded chicken wings that are for the undeclared allergen.

Pilgrim’s Pride, of Boaz, Ala., is recalling approximately 180,000 pounds of breaded chicken wing products because they contain undeclared egg, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service

The products affected by the recall include:

•20 lb. boxes of “PIERCE CHICKEN UNCOOKED HOT & SPICY BREADED CHICKEN WINGS DRUMMETTES AND WING PORTIONS” with the USDA mark of inspection, each box containing four (4) – five lb. bags.

•10 lb. boxes of “SWEET GEORGIA BRAND UNCOOKED HOT & SPICY BREADED CHICKEN WINGS 1st AND 2nd SECTIONS” with the USDA mark of inspection, each box containing two (2) – five lb. bags.

Consumers can identify the recalled items through the establishment number “P-413” ink-jetted adjacent to the Julian Code date, as well as Julian Code dates of “0001,” “0007,” “0029,” “0044,” “0056,” “0058,” “0063,” “0075,” “0098,” “0109,” “0119,” “0135,” “0188,” “0215,” “0230,” “0244,” or “0279.” The products subject to recall were produced on various dates between January 1, 2010, and October 6, 2010, and were distributed to food service distribution centers nationwide for further distribution to restaurants, according to news reports .

As a North Charleston foodborne illness attorney , I’m glad to hear there have been no adverse personal injuries in South Carolina reported from the recalled food yet. The whey was discovered by the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service during a routine inspection, and was caught before anyone fell ill. I advise anyone with friends or family members with a egg allergen to throw out the product or return it for a full refund.