Butterball is recalling greater than 14,000 pounds of ground turkey merchandise sold nationwide as a result of they could comprise small items of laborious blue plastic.
The ground turkey gadgets had been produced on September 28, 2021, at the Butterball facility in Mt. Olive, North Carolina, in response to a notice posted Wednesday by the U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service, or FSIS. The 675,000-square-foot plant exterior Raleigh is the biggest turkey processing plant on the planet, processing 17 million turkeys a 12 months, in accordance to Butterball.
The issue was found after FSIS and Butterball acquired shopper complaints about plastic embedded in uncooked turkey meat, the federal company stated.
No accidents had been reported.
Butterball’s recall includes ground turkey sold underneath the Farm to Household and Kroger manufacturers at particular BJ’s and Kroger retail stores, the Garner, North Carolina-based producer of turkey and different poultry merchandise, stated in a separate statement.
The next merchandise are being recalled:
- 2.5-pound packages of Farm to Household ground turkey sold solely at BJ’s stores with a promote or freeze-by date of November 18, 2021, and time stamps of 2123 via 2302 and P-7345 on the aspect.
- 3-pound packages of Kroger model ground turkey with a promote or freeze by date November 17, 2021, and timestamps of 2314 via 2351 and P-7345.
Shoppers ought to examine their freezers and fridges for the recalled turkey and discard or return any merchandise to the place of buy, in response to FSIS and Butterball, a subsidiary of Seaboard Corp., a multinational agribusiness based mostly in Merriam, Kansas.
Shoppers with questions concerning the recall can name 1-800-288-8372 ext. 6 for extra info.
