Lean Cuisine recall

Nestlé Prepared Foods Company is recalling approximately 879,565 pounds of Lean Cuisine chicken meals because they may contain small pieces of hard plastic. The problem was discovered after the company received consumer complaints and a report of one injury.


The following products are being recalled:

•Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta - Production code “8280595912” with a use-by date of “Best Before MAY 2010.”

•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,” with a use-by date of “Best before OCT 2010”; or, a production code “8291595912” or “8301595912” with a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2010.”

•Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan - Production code of “8234595911” and a use-by date of “Best before SEP 2009”; Production code “8253595911” or “8269595912” with a use-by date of “Best before OCT 2009”; or, a production code of “8292595911” or “8296595911” with a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2009.”

Each package bears the USDA mark of inspection as well as the establishment number “EST P-9018.” The frozen chicken meals were produced on Aug. 18, Aug. 21, Aug. 28, Sept. 9, Sept. 19, Sept. 25, Sept. 30, Oct. 6, Oct. 17-18, Oct. 22 and Oct. 27 and were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.