Recall: Chicken Products Pulled for Food Poisoning Potential

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of 31,689 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken produced by Murry’s Inc. of Lebanon, Penn.

Routine sampling by the Colorado Department of Agriculture revealed the products could contain staphylococcal enterotoxin. Staphylococcal food poisoning is a gastrointestinal illness caused by eating foods contaminated with toxin-producing Staphylococcus. Staphylococcal enterotoxins are fast acting, sometimes causing illness in as little as 30 minutes. Symptoms usually develop within one to six hours after eating contaminated food. Patients typically experience several of the following: nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea. The illness is usually mild and most patients recover after one to three days. There have been no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption at this time.

The products were distributed nationwide.

The affected products are 12-ounce boxes of Bell & Evans Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets and 10.5-ounce boxes of Bell & Evans Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast. The products have a best by date of Aug. 9, 2015 and also bear the establishment number “P-516” inside the US Department of Agriculture inspection mark.

Georgia Department of Agriculture inspectors will be checking to make sure the recalled products are removed from sale. Consumers who purchased these products are asked not to consume them, but to dispose of the product and its container.

Questions about this recall?

Consumers who purchased this product can contact a Murry’s Inc. customer care representative at 717-273-9361.

To view a comprehensive list of food and feed recalls affecting Georgia, visit our Food Safety Division recall website. If this recall expands or additional details become available in the future, the website will provide the most up-to-date information.