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Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of ready-to-eat frozen chicken products from foodservice that may be “contaminated with metal fragments,” according to a Saturday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The problem was discovered after Hormel received multiple complaints from foodservice customers — including hotels, restaurants and other organizations that serve food to people — reporting that metal had been found in their frozen chicken breast and thigh products, the agency said.
The affected items, sold under the HORMEL® FIRE BRAISED™ label, were distributed nationwide between February 10 and September 19, 2025.
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Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of ready-to-eat frozen chicken products from foodservice that may be “contaminated with pieces of metal.” (SeongJoon Cho/File/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The recall includes bulk boxes of boneless chicken breast and thigh meat weighing 13 to 24 pounds, with item codes 65009, 77531, 46750, 86206 and 134394 printed on the labels.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the chicken may have been contaminated with metal fragments from a conveyor belt. (iStock)
Both FSIS and Hormel emphasized that the products were not sold in grocery stores or directly to consumers.
“This product is only sold to foodservice customers and cannot be purchased directly by consumers. All customers who may have received the affected product have been notified,” the company added.
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Hormel said the affected chicken was not sold directly to consumers in grocery stores. (Jeff Pachoud/File/AFP via / Getty Images)
FSIS warned that some recalled products may still be stored in commercial kitchen freezers and has conducted routine checks to ensure the product is no longer available to consumers.
“These businesses are urged not to serve the product,” the agency said in the announcement. “This product should be thrown away.”
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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| HRL | HORMEL FOODS CORP. | 23.83 | +0.06 |
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