Lean Cuisine recalls nearly 900,000 pounds of frozen chicken meals

[KoKo]

Lean Cuisine recalls nearly 900,000 pounds of frozen chicken meals

Beth Pinsker
Nov 18th 2008 at 10:30AM

Filed under: Food, Recalls
Consumers have complained of bits of blue hard plastic in Lean Cuisine chicken meals, so the Utah-based company, Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, is recalling approximately 879,565 pounds worth of frozen meals. The action extends to the following food packages:

* 9.5-ounce packages of "LEAN CUISINE PESTO CHICKEN WITH BOW TIE PASTA" brand frozen meals. Printed on each side of each package is a production code of "8280595912" as well as a use-by date of "Best Before MAY 2010."
* 10.5-ounce packages of "LEAN CUISINE CHICKEN MEDITERRANEAN" brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of "8231595912" or "8241595912" as well as a use-by date of "Best before SEP 2010"; a production code of "8263595912," "8269595911" or "8274595912," as well as a use-by date of "Best before OCT 2010"; or, a production code of "8291595912" or "8301595912" as well as a use-by date of "Best before NOV 2010."

* 12.5-ounce packages of "LEAN CUISINE CHICKEN TUSCAN" brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of "8234595911" and a use-by date of "Best before SEP 2009"; a production code of "8253595911" or "8269595912" as well as a use-by date of "Best before OCT 2009"; or, a production code of "8292595911" or "8296595911" as well as a use-by date of "Best before NOV 2009."


Additional information about the recall can be found by calling the Nestlé Consumer Service Center hot line at [phone].

Source

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2008/11/18/lean-cuisine-recalls-nearly-900-000-pounds-of-frozen-chicken-mea/

[Ian David]

1. I didn't realize Nestle and Lean Cuisine were from Utah. I'll have to boycott them. n/t

[CountAllVotes]

2. can you say MELAMINE

Ground up plastic = melamine

Usually they grind it up so small you cannot see it. Gee now you can see it! :mad:

:dem: :kick:

[noonwitch]

3. There are so many good reasons to boycott Nestle

This is just another one.

[CountAllVotes]

5. they were/are part of the dry milk recall in China

seems their plastic travels far!

I agree, boycott Nestle!

:kick:

[kestrel91316]

8. Melamine is ground up pre-plastic. Ground up plastic is not melamine.

There are MANY kinds of plastic, none of which are the least bit digestible, so they don't belong in food.

I wish this country had laws that allow for MANDATORY government-ordered food recalls. We rely on the producer to decide they wish to recall a tainted food product.

[orleans]

4. link? n/t

[KoKo]

6. here:

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2008/11/18/lean-cuisine-recalls-nearly-900-000-pounds-of-frozen-chicken-mea/

[Donnachaidh]

7. hard PLASTIC BITS found in some boxes

from the website:

"Lean Cuisine recalled nearly 900,000 pounds of frozen chicken entrees in mid-November due to hard plastic bits found in some boxes."

[KoKo]

9. ... for those who buy Lean Quisine...in case you missed it...

[KamaAina]

10. "It's not just lean. It's plastic!"

:puke: :puke: :puke: