The company is alerting consumers that cooking the chicken nuggets can not eliminate the risk of Staphylococcal enterotoxin, so they should throw away the recalled items.
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Approximately 20,000 pounds of Fredricksburg-based Bell & Evans chicken, packaged by the Lebanon Murry’s, Inc., became the subject of a Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recall after the discovery of Staphylococcal enterotoxin, according to a press release by FSIS.
Murry’s Inc. has recalled boxes of gluten-free breaded chicken nuggets after a test came back positive for food poisoning. The product has the establishment number “P-516” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The items were shipped for nationwide distribution. Patients typically suffer from nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea, according to the federal agency.
The contamination was discovered by the Colorado Department of Agriculture while conducting routine retail surveillance and sampling program funded by the USDA at a Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratory, Food Poison Journal reported. Staphylococcal aureus produces seven different toxins that cause food poisoning, sometimes in as little as 30 minutes. Most patients normally recover after one to three days since the sickness is usually benign.
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There have been no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of this product. It is caused by eating foods contaminated with toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus.
