Lean Cuisine, owned by Nestlé Prepared Foods, is recalling almost 900,000 pounds of frozen chicken dinners after reports from consumers that pieces of blue plastic were found in the food. There was one report of injury. The frozen dinners can be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund. The following products are being recalled:
Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta
Production Code (printed on side of package): 8280595912
Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean
Production Code: 8231595912 or 8241595912 with a use-by date of "Best before SEP 2010"
Production Code: 8263595912, 8269595911 or 8274595912 and a use-by date of "Best before OCT 2010"
Production Code: 8291595912 or 8301595912 and a use-by date of "Best before NOV 2010"
Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan
Production Code: 8234595911 and a use-by date of "Best before SEP 2009"
Production Code: 8253595911 or 8269595912 and a use-by date of "Best before OCT 2009"
Production Code: 8292595911 or 8296595911 and a use-by date of "Best before NOV 2009"
A spokesperson for Nestlé has said that the contamination has been traced back to a single lot of raw ingredients shipped to the Lean Cuisine factory.
If you are in doubt whether you have one of the recalled items, call the Lean Cuisine consumer line at 800-227-6188.
