This Week In Food Recalls: That's Not Chicken In Your Nuggets

Oh-No Nuggets: First up: Purdue recalled 4,530 pounds of chicken nuggets marketed under the Applegate brand, specifically any 8-ounce packages with a “best before” date of 9/27/2016. The nuggets were found to include decidedly non-chicken materials, for example pieces of “small, solid, clear plastic.” Regardless of how much you love to eat small, solid, clear pieces of plastic, Purdue firmly suggests you do not eat these nugs. The company’s website has more info on what to do if you’ve bought some.

Sickening Applesauce: In what is undoubtedly punishment for attempting to make applesauce some kind of xxx-treme accoutrement for skate punks, products with the name GoGo squeeZ® – a Capri-Sun-like pouch of applesauce – are being recalled for possible adulteration. During an inspection at one of the GoGo squeeZ® factories, “food product residue” (whatever that means) was found in two of the pumps that move applesauce from one place to another. Nobody has been reported to have actually been sickened by this sauce. More info can be found here.

Chancy Coronas: The beer company Corona is recalling certain 12-packs and 18-packs of its Corona Extra beer, which it says may contain small bits of glass, thanks to a third-party bottle manufacturer. From the Chicago Tribune:

The 12-packs affected by the recall have a production code – found on the packaging and on the individual bottles – with the last digit of 4, and the first four characters A016 through B246 or L285 through L315. The affected 18-packs have 8 as the last digit of the production code, with first four characters A216 and B226.

If you bought Corona Extra and do not wish to consume small glass particles, head here to learn more.

Barfing At The ‘Bucks: Starbucks has issued a recall for two of its products. First, the less serious one: Certain “Cheese and Fruit Bistro Packs” may contain cashews mixed in with the almonds. The Bistro Box is not supposed to contain cashews. Those without specific allergies to cashews can eat the Bistro Box and be safe, but also be aware that cashews are not traditionally found on a bistro menu and that consumption of them should not be linked to the fine culinary tradition of the bistro.

In much more serious Starbucks recall news, some sausage, egg, and cheese on an English muffin sandwiches sold in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas may be contaminated with listeria, which can cause serious illness. (None have been reported yet.) Learn more over at ABC News.

That’s it for this week!

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