Nestlé Prepared Foods Company Announces Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall Of LEAN CUISINE® Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recall Due to Package Mislabeling
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Nestl Prepared Foods Company Announces Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall Of LEAN CUISINE Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recall Due to Package Mislabeling
Contact: Consumer: 1-800-392-4057
Media: Roz OHearn, Nestl USA: (440) 264-5170 Roz.OHearn@us.nestle.com
Edie Burge, Nestl USA (818) 551-3284 Edie.Burge@us.nestle.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 22, 2014 - Nestl Prepared Foods Company, a business unit of Nestl USA, is initiating the voluntary recall of a limited quantity of LEAN CUISINE Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce/UPC code 13800 10154 because it may contain undeclared shrimp. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to shrimp run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
The affected product is marked with a production code of 4165595911U and has a best before date of JULY 2015. A small quantity of LEAN CUISINE Culinary Collection Shrimp Alfredo was inadvertently placed into packaging for LEAN CUISINE Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce.
Three consumers who purchased the mislabeled product alerted Nestl to this issue. To date, no illnesses or allergic reactions have been reported. Nestl issued this voluntary recall of one hour code of production to ensure the safety of consumers with shellfish allergies.
Consumers who may have purchased LEAN CUISINE Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce /UPC code 13800 10154 should look for the manufacturing code, located in the grey box, on the right side panel of the package. The manufacturing code of the recalled product is: 4165595911U. No other LEAN CUISINE items are impacted by this recall. The affected product was distributed to retail customers in Washington State, California, Louisiana and Texas, and can be found in the frozen food aisle. Nestl asks consumers to contact us for a full refund by calling Nestl Consumer Services directly at 1-800-392-4057 Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST.
The quality and safety of our products are the top priority for our company. For these reasons, the company initiated this recall. We apologize to our retail customers and consumers and sincerely regret any inconvenience created by this product recall. We have advised the U. S. Food Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture of this voluntary recall and will cooperate with them fully.
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