Hormel Foods has issued a voluntary recall of more than 4.8 million pounds of ready-to-eat frozen chicken after customers reported finding metal fragments in the food.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on October 25, covering chicken breast and thigh products distributed nationwide to hotels, restaurants, and institutional buyers between February 10 and September 19. None of the items were sold directly to consumers.
The affected products include several varieties of Hormel’s “Fire Braised Meats All Natural Boneless Chicken” line, along with boneless chicken breast containing rib meat. Each recalled case bears specific item codes listed on the USDA’s website.
FSIS said Hormel traced the contamination to a conveyor belt used during production at its Minnesota facility. Multiple foodservice clients had reported discovering metal in the chicken.
Though no injuries have been linked to the issue, authorities urge businesses to discard any remaining stock immediately.
The recall adds to a recent wave of food safety alerts, following similar withdrawals involving face wipes and eggs.
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