Lean Cuisine recalls nearly 900,000 pounds of frozen chicken meals
Consumers have complained of bits of blue hard plastic in Lean Cuisine chicken meals, so the Utah-based company, Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, is recalling approximately 879,565 pounds worth of frozen meals. The action extends to the following food packages:
- 9.5-ounce packages of “LEAN CUISINE PESTO CHICKEN WITH BOW TIE PASTA” brand frozen meals. Printed on each side of each package is a production code of “8280595912″ as well as a use-by date of “Best Before MAY 2010.”
- 10.5-ounce packages of “LEAN CUISINE CHICKEN MEDITERRANEAN” brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of “8231595912″ or “8241595912″ as well as a use-by date of “Best before SEP 2010″; a production code of “8263595912,” “8269595911″ or “8274595912,” as well as a use-by date of “Best before OCT 2010″; or, a production code of “8291595912″ or “8301595912″ as well as a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2010.”
- 12.5-ounce packages of “LEAN CUISINE CHICKEN TUSCAN” brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of “8234595911″ and a use-by date of “Best before SEP 2009″; a production code of “8253595911″ or “8269595912″ as well as a use-by date of “Best before OCT 2009″; or, a production code of “8292595911″ or “8296595911″ as well as a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2009.”
Additional information about the recall can be found by calling the Nestlé Consumer Service Center hot line at (800) 227-6188.
