Frozen food recalls

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Jan 26th 2006 @ 11:10AM

Roughly 54,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine Asian-Style Pot Stickers were recently recalled by Nestle Prepared Foods company for fear that the chicken and vegetable dumplings may contain pieces of plastic. The package code 5262595512, the words "Best before Oct. 2006" and the establishment number P-7991 are printed on the right side of the boxes. A Food Safety and Inspection service release is available here.

Also, approximately 1,500 pounds of Weight Watchers Smart Ones Sirloin Beef and Asian Style Vegetables frozen dinners have been recalled by Heinz Frozen Foods due to an undeclared milk protein that may be an allergen to some. The meals were sold in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. More info here.

[Via FoodIssues.org]

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Tags: dinner, frozen food, FrozenFood, heinz, lean cuisine, microwaving, nestle, plastic, recall, weight watchers