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Tyson recalling more than 130,000 pounds of chicken nuggets

<p>If your inner child is craving some chicken nuggets, you might not want to choose Tyson Foods&#39; panko breaded ones.&nbsp;</p><p>The company voluntarily recalled&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tysonfoods.com/media/news-releases/2016/09/tyson-foods-voluntarily-recalls-5-lb-bags-of-chicken-nuggets-sold-at-costco-stores" target="_blank">more than 132,000 pounds</a>&nbsp;of its Fully Cooked Panko Chicken Nuggets on Tuesday after multiple consumers complained about finding small pieces of plastic inside the nuggets.&nbsp;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/tyson-employees-fired-after-animal-cruelty-video-surfaces/">Tyson Fires Employees After Another Animal Cruelty Video Surfaces</a></b></p><p>While Tyson didn&#39;t explain to consumers how the plastic got into its product, the company told the USDA&#39;s Food Safety and Inspection Service it might have&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/FSIS-Content/internet/main/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2016/recall-089-2016-release" target="_blank">come from a plastic rod</a>&nbsp;used in the production process.</p><p>The affected nuggets were sold in 5-pound packages at Costco locations across the country.&nbsp;</p><p>Tyson&#39;s Nugget-Shaped Chicken Breast Pattie Fritters, which are sold under its Spare Time brand, were also found to contain pieces of plastic. Twenty-pound bulk packages of those nuggets were shipped to a wholesaler in Pennsylvania.</p><p>At the time of Tuesday&#39;s recall, no injuries had been reported in connection to the nuggets.&nbsp;</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/uber-asks-drivers-to-take-selfies-to-secure-accounts/">Uber Is Asking Its Drivers To Take Selfies</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/chipotle-releases-video-about-improved-food-safety/">Chipotle&#039;s CEO Wants You To Buy A Burrito Like, Really Really Bad</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/report-amazon-isn-t-showing-all-shoppers-the-lowest-prices/">Not An Amazon Prime User? You Might Be Getting Ripped Off</a></li></ul>
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Tyson Foods is recalling more than 130,000 pounds of chicken nuggets, as the chicken could contain pieces of hard plastic.

According to the USDA, Tyson’s voluntary recall applies to 5 pound bags of “Tyson Fully Cooked Panko Chicken Nuggets” and 20 pound bulk packages of chicken nuggets. Both bags contain “Best If Used By” dates of July 18, 2017.

The 5 pound bags were sold at Costco stores throughout the country, and the 20 pound bags were sold to a single wholesaler in Pennsylvania.

According to Tyson Foods, the pieces of plastic could have come from a rod used to connect a “plastic connector belt.” Tyson says they use a metal detector to try and find foreign objects in their food, but the plastic pieces slid by.

Customers affected by the recall are encouraged to throw the chicken nuggets away and call Tyson Foods’ Consumer Relations at 866-328-3156.

Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.

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