USDA Issues Public Health Alert Over Chicken Nuggets Sold in Walmart

The nuggets pose a health risk to pregnant women and those who may become pregnant.
USDA Issues Public Health Alert Over Chicken Nuggets Sold in Walmart
Great Value Chicken Breast Nuggets. Courtesy of the FSIS
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for frozen chicken nuggets sold by Oklahoma-based Dorada Foods as the products could be contaminated with “unsafe levels of lead,” the agency said in an April 1 announcement.

The warning is applicable to ready-to-eat chicken nuggets sold by the company in 29-oz. plastic bags under the name “Great Value Fully Cooked Dino Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets.” The item, manufactured on Feb. 10, comes with the lot code 0416DPO1215 and has a “Best If Used By” date of Feb. 10, 2027, FSIS said.