Foster Farms Frozen Chicken Nugget Recall: Plastic and Rubber Hazard
Foster Poultry Farms recalls ~220,450 lbs of frozen chicken nuggets due to possible blue plastic and black rubber contamination. Do not consume.
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What happened, in plain English
Foster Poultry Farms is recalling approximately 220,450 pounds of fully cooked frozen chicken breast nuggets because they may be contaminated with extraneous blue plastic and black rubber materials. The products were produced on February 22 and March 8, 2016, and shipped to distributors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Utah, and Washington. Although there are no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, consumers are urged not to eat these items. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275555-foster-farms-frozen-chicken-nugget-recall-plastic-and-rubber-hazard.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275555-foster-farms-frozen-chicken-nugget-recall-plastic-and-rubber-hazard · Updated October 9, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #033-2016
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“Foster Farms Frozen Chicken Nugget Recall: Plastic and Rubber Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275555-foster-farms-frozen-chicken-nugget-recall-plastic-and-rubber-hazard. Based on USDA FSIS recall #033-2016 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/foster-poultry-farms-recalls-poultry-products-due-possible-foreign-materials).
Why it’s dangerous
The chicken nuggets may contain pieces of blue plastic and black rubber. Ingesting these extraneous materials can cause physical injury or choking hazards, even though no adverse reactions have been confirmed yet.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased specific lots of Foster Farms frozen chicken nuggets from distributors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Utah, or Washington. Anyone who has these products in their freezer is at risk of ingesting foreign materials.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your freezer for 5-lb. bags labeled 'FOSTER FARMS Breast Nuggets - Nugget Shaped Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat' with best by dates of 2/21/17 or 3/8/17. Also look for 10-lb. bulk boxes labeled 'FOSTER FARMS Fully Cooked Breast Nuggets - Nugget Shaped Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat Fritters' containing package codes 6053 or 6068. All items should bear establishment number P-33901 inside the USDA mark of inspection.
- Brand
Foster Farms- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled chicken nuggets under any circumstances.
Discard or return items
Throw away the products or return them to the place of purchase.
Contact recall hotline
Call the Foster Farms Recall hotline at 1-800-338-8051 if you have questions about the recall.
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 5 states.
USDA FSIS distribution: “Alaska, Arizona, California, Utah, Washington”
States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Utah, Washington.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2017.
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
- FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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 #033-2016 (April 29, 2016)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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