Bad Chicken: Tyson Recall Affects 67K Pounds of 'Wyngz'

Tyson Foods is recalling more than 67,000 pounds of mislabeled boneless chicken pieces.

Palos Park police forwarded the recall earlier this week.

The products were made Aug. 7 and Aug. 8 and were distributed to stores across the country, according to the recall information.

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Buffalo Style Boneless Chicken Wyngz were put into bags labeled as Honey BBQ flavor. Allergens, specifically for milk, soy and egg, went unlabeled because of the mix-up, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

These Tyson products were subject to the recall:

• 25.5 oz. (1.59 lb.) bags of “Tyson any’tizers Boneless Chicken Wyngz Honey BBQ Flavored.” Each bag bears the USDA mark of inspection. The establishment number “P13456” and the use by date “Aug 072013” or “Aug 082013” are inkjetted on the back of the bags.
• 12.75 lb. shipping cases of “Fully Cooked Boneless Chicken Wyngz Buffalo Style.” Each case bears the USDA mark of inspection. The establishment number “P13456” and the use by date “Aug 07 2013” or “Aug 08 2013” are inkjetted on the cases. Identifying case codes “2202PBF0208:xx” through “2202PBF0223:xx” or “2212PBF0200:xx” through “2212PBF0223:xx,” where the last four digits represent hours and minutes (“xx”) in military time, also can be found inkjetted on cases subject to recall.

Source: Palos Park Police Department

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