Hormel Foods has recalled nearly 4.9 million pounds of frozen chicken over concerns of possible metal fragments in the products.
According to the company, 4,874,815 total pounds of Hormel Fire Braised items were sent to food service operators in the U.S. for sale to hotels and other companies.
The product was voluntarily recalled after the company received “multiple complaints from food service customers finding metal in their frozen chicken breast and chicken thigh products,” according to NBC News.
No injuries or illnesses have been reported.
The products have only been sold to food service customers and weren’t purchased by the general public, according to the company.
According to TODAY, the products were distributed to HRI Commercial Food Service locations across the U.S. betw

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