WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) has expanded a voluntary recall of P.F. Chang's Home Menu Brand products, citing the potential presence of small metal fragments in the sugar used in the sauce.
The company is making the recall of about 200,000 pounds of frozen chicken and beef entrée products because of impacted sugar from a supplier.
The frozen entrée products may be contaminated with small metal fragments ranging in size between 2 and 9 millimeters that are possibly embedded in the sauce contained within these products.
According to ConAgra, there have been no reports of adverse reactions or injuries due to consumption of these products at this time.
The recalled products are 22-oz. plastic bagged meal packages of P.F. Chang's Home Menu Signature Spicy Chicken with use by dates of 5/26/2017 and 6/08/17, P.F. Chang's Home Menu Mongolian Style Beef of 22 oz. with use by dates of 6/17/17 and 6/1/2017, P.F. Chang's Home Menu Beef with Broccoli of 22 oz. with use by date of 6/4/17, and P.F. Chang's Home Menu Sweet & Sour Chicken of 22 oz. with use by date of 6/3/17.
In addition, the recalled products include P.F. Chang's Home Menu General Chang's Chicken with use by date of 6/3/17, P.F. Chang's Home Menu Garlic Chicken with Dan Dan Noodles of 22 oz. with use by date of 6/8/17, P.F. Chang's Home Menu Brand Grilled Chicken Teriyaki with Lo Mein Noodles of 22 oz. with use by date of 6/10/17, and P.F. Chang's Home Menu Brand Shrimp Lo Mein 22 oz. with use by date of 6/10/17.
ConAgra issued an initial recall on July 7, 2016 after one of its employees observed metal fragments while dispensing sugar from a supplier for a P.F. Chang's sauce ingredient.
A week later, ConAgra was notified by the supplier of additional production lots of sugar that were impacted. Therefore, the initial recall needed to be expanded to include additional P.F. Chang's Home Menu Brand meals.
Products covered by this recall were distributed to various distributors and retailers in the U.S. ConAgra noted that no P.F. Chang's restaurants or other ConAgra Foods products are impacted by this recall.
The company advised consumers who have purchased these items not to consume them and return them to the store where originally purchased.
ConAgra said it is cooperating with both the FDA and USDA on this recall and is working with customers to ensure the packages are removed from store shelves and are no longer distributed.
The company also urged consumers to call its consumer affairs hotline at 1-800-252-0634 for further information.
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