Perdue Recalls Chicken Sausage Links After Plastic Sightings
By Steve Almasy
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- Chicken sausage products that might contain bits of plastic are being recalled by Perdue, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday.
Three consumers have complained of finding blue plastic in sausage links, the USDA said. The items were sold in Connecticut and Maryland.
The recalled product is Perdue Harvestland Organic Italian Chicken Sausage. The package code is 64405 and the sell-by or freeze-by date is June 25.
More than 1,400 24-ounce packages have been recalled.
People who bought the chicken were urged to throw the product away or return it to the store where it was purchased. Consumers who have questions about the recall can call Perdue
Consumer Relations at 877-727-3447.
There are no reports of injuries from eating the sausage, the USDA said.
Perdue Foods is based in Gainesville, Georgia.
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