Applegate Naturals Chicken Nugget Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk
Perdue Foods LLC recalls ~4,530 lbs of Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets due to possible plastic contamination. Check your Best Before Date.
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possible contamination with extraneous plastic materials
What happened, in plain English
Perdue Foods LLC is recalling approximately 4,530 pounds of Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets because they may contain small pieces of clear plastic. The products were produced on September 28, 2015, and distributed to retail centers in several states. Although there are no confirmed reports of injury, consumers are urged not to eat these nuggets. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275544-applegate-naturals-chicken-nugget-recall-plastic-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275544-applegate-naturals-chicken-nugget-recall-plastic-contamination-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #023-2016
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“Applegate Naturals Chicken Nugget Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275544-applegate-naturals-chicken-nugget-recall-plastic-contamination-risk. Based on USDA FSIS recall #023-2016 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/perdue-foods-llc-recalls-chicken-nugget-products-due-possible-foreign-matter).
Why it’s dangerous
The nuggets may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials, specifically small, solid, clear plastic pieces. Ingesting such foreign matter poses a risk of choking or internal injury, which is why the recall is classified as Class I (the most serious category).
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased 8-oz. boxed packages of Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets with a Best Before Date of 09/27/2016. These items were shipped to distribution centers in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for 8-oz. boxed packages containing approximately 18 pieces of Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets. Check for the Best Before Date 09/27/2016 and the USDA establishment number P-2617 inside the mark of inspection.
- Brand
Applegate Naturals- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the chicken nuggets if you have them in your possession.
Discard or return items
Throw away the recalled products or return them to the place where you purchased them.
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 7 states.
USDA FSIS distribution: “Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas”
States: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2016.
- FSIS closed the recall
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Has anyone been injured by these products?
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these specific products as of the recall announcement.
Who should I contact for more information?
You can contact Applegate Consumer Relations at 1-866-587-5858, or the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854).
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #023-2016 (March 5, 2016)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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