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Arkansas Processor Faces a 1.25 Million Pound Recall

Canadian Packaging – George’s Inc., an Arkansas-based processor of chicken products has been forced to recall some 1.25 million pounds of product because of misbranding.

Georges Inc - LogoThe chicken products contain wheat—an undeclared allergen—and was actually discovered by George’s Inc. after a routine in-house label review.

According to George’s, a printer failed to print certain ingredients onto the packaging, but notes that the technical glitch has been corrected.

Although no one has reported any allergic attacks, the recall includes:

  • 10-lb. cases of “George’s Uncooked Breaded Chicken Breast Tenderloins” with Case Code 4831 and packaging dates between Feb. 21, 2013 and Dec. 19, 2013.
  • 10-lb. cases of “George’s Uncooked Chicken Tenderloin Fritters” with Case Code 4861 and packaging dates between Feb. 21, 2013 and Jan. 4, 2014.
  • 10-lb. cases of “George’s Uncooked Chicken Tenderloin Fritters” with Case Code 4880 and packaging dates between Feb. 21, 2013 and Jul. 19, 2013.