Lean Cuisine recalls three frozen chicken meals

Nestle Prepared Foods Co. is recalling about 879,565 pounds of frozen chicken meals that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday.

The following products are subject to recall:

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•9.5-ounce packages of Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken With Bow Tie Pasta brand frozen meals. Printed on each side of each package is a production code of “8280595912” as well as a use-by date of “Best Before May 2010.”

•10.5-ounce packages of Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of “8231595912” or “8241595912” as well as a use-by date of “Best before Sep 2010”; a production code of “8263595912,” “8269595911” or “8274595912,” as well as a use-by date of “Best before Oct 2010”; or a production code of “8291595912” or “8301595912” as well as a use-by date of “Best before Nov. 2010.”

•12.5-ounce packages of Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of “8234595911” and a use-by date of “Best before Sep 2009”; a production code of “8253595911” or “8269595912” as well as a use-by date of “Best before Oct 2009”; or, a production code of “8292595911” or “8296595911” as well as a use-by date of “Best before Nov 2009.”

Each package also bears the USDA mark of inspection as well as the establishment number “EST P-9018.”

The frozen chicken meals were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.

The problem was discovered after the company received consumer complaints and a report of one injury. The company identified the objects as small pieces of hard plastic. Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Nestle’s Consumer Services Center at (800) 227-6188.