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2 million pounds of chicken recalled in Georgia, 7 other states

The products may be contaminated with metal and other dangerous material

Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling poultry products for possible metal contamination.
By Tim Darnell
Nov 7, 2019

More than 2 million pounds of chicken has been recalled by an Arkansas poultry producer, the USDA announced Wednesday.

The chicken from Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. may be contaminated with metal and other materials.

The poultry items were produced from Oct. 21 through Nov. 4.

»MORE: Walmart recalls ready-to-eat frozen meat products

The products were shipped to Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

There have been no reports of sicknesses related to the products.

»RELATED: Chicken recall expanded due to listeria contamination concerns

Labels of the affected chicken products have been posted at www.fsis.usda.gov.

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