Tyson Foods recalls chicken tenderloin products over undeclared allergen

US-based Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 127,000lb of uncooked breaded chicken tenderloins and fritter products as they have been found to contain soy that is not mentioned on the product label.

According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the products subject to recall include 20lb. packs of ‘Spare Time Uncooked Chicken Tenderloin Fritters’ bearing a case code of ‘7083861’; and 10lb packs of ‘Tyson uncooked breaded chicken tenderloins’ bearing a case code ‘7083928.’

Both the products bear the establishment number ‘P-5839’ inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The cartons bear a package code of ‘0603TYLxxxx’, ‘0663TYLxxxx’, ‘0733TYLxxxx’, ‘0773TYLxxxx’, ‘0813TYLxxxx’, or ‘0863TYLxxxx’ under the product code, where the xxxx represents a time stamp.

Some 12,650 cases of both uncooked breaded chicken tenderloins and fritters containing soy were manufactured between 1 March 2013 27 March at the Tyson Foods’ facility in Russellville, Arkansas.

Tyson Foods has shipped the affected cases to food service companies across the nation for further distribution to individual restaurants and institutions.

The voluntary recall is being initiated as a precaution and Tyson Foods is in the process of accounting for the affected product and placing it on hold.

The problem was identified by the company and occurred as a result of a label change after reformulation of the product.

According to the company, a marinade ingredient that contained concentrated soy protein was not mentioned on the product labelling.

FSIS and Tyson Foods have received no reports of adverse reactions associated with the consumption of these products.

However, the agency has advised consumers concerned about illness to contact a healthcare provider.

Classified as Class I, the recall indicates a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product could cause serious, adverse health consequences.

Founded in 1935, Tyson Foods is a processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork products, and operates 400 facilities in the US worldwide.