Tyson Foods recently had to recall more than 75,000 pounds of chicken nuggets.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Sam's Club stores nationwide will need to do without chicken nuggets for a while after discovering the food contained pieces of plastic.
Tyson Foods and the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that the plastic caused minor oral injuries to consumers.
The recall is reportedly for five-pound bags of frozen chicken nuggets.
The company said in a statement on its website, "A small number of consumers who contacted the company indicated they had found small pieces of plastic in the nuggets."
According to the International Business Times, the plastic problem stemmed from a product scraper inside a blending machine.
Twenty-pound bulk packs of nugget-shaped white meat breast patties, which had been sent out for institutional use in Indiana and Arkansas, were also part of the Tyson recall.
The recalled nuggets were reportedly manufactured January 26 and February 16 on a single line at an unspecified production facility.
IBT reports that customers can find out if they purchased contaminated chicken nuggets by consulting the package code.
The five-pound nugget bags with plastic have manufacturer codes of 0264SDL0315 through 19 and 0474SDL0311 through 14. The establishment number P-13556 can also be found on the bags.
The 20-pound nugget-shaped breast patties have identifying case codes of 0264SDL0315 through 19 and 0474SDL0311 through 14.
Food Safety News has reported that Tyson Foods spokesman Dan Fogelman said that anyone who has an affected product should throw it out, cut the UPC and date code from the back of the bag and mail it to the following address for a full refund: Tyson Foods - CP631, P.O. Box 2020, Springdale, AR, 72765-9989.
Fogelman reassured costumers by saying, "Tyson Foods has inspected all lines at the production facility to ensure product quality standards being met and has implemented corrective measures at all of its facilities to prevent similar occurrences from happening."
