Lean Cuisine Recall

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The lean cuisine recall gave many patrons of this microwavable dinner quite a scare. This recall was one of the largest and most dangerous for a food product in recent history. The recall also has sparked many dieters to question how healthy lean cuisine dinners really are in the first place.

Lean Cuisine Recall

What You Need to Know

Certain lean cuisine meals have been recalled for potentially containing small pieces of bright blue plastic. The Nestle Prepared Foods Company has recalled three varieties of frozen Lean Cuisine chicken meals:

Nine and a half ounce Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta: Printed on each side of each package is a production code of 8280595912 as well as a use-by date of Best Before MAY 2010.
Ten and a half ounce Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean: Printed on the side of each package is a production code of 8231595912 or 8241595912 as well as a use-by date of Best before SEP 2010; a production code of 8263595912, 8269595911 or 8274595912, as well as a use-by date of Best before OCT 2010; or, a production code of 8291595912 or 8301595912 as well as a use-by date of Best before NOV 2010.
Twelve and a half ounce Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan: Printed on the side of each package is a production code of 8234595911 and a use-by date of Best before SEP 2009; a production code of 8253595911 or 8269595912 as well as a use-by date of Best before OCT 2009; or, a production code of 8292595911 or 8296595911 as well as a use-by date of Best before NOV 2009.

Any of these varieties all produced between August, 18 2008 to October, 27 2008 have been recalled. These meals were produced in Utah but have been distributed to retail establishments nationwide.

If you're an avid eater of Lean Cuisines and if you have a stockpile of the meals in your freezer you need to check the varieties, dates and production codes of each meal. If any of the meals fall within the specified guidelines you can immediately return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.

If you have any further questions about the Lean Cuisine recall you can call the company's toll free number: 1-800-993-8625

How Serious and Widespread Is The Recall?

According to the USDA this is a class 1 recall, which is the most threatening class of recalls. A class 1 recall stipulates that the health threat is so serious that there is a reasonable probability that someone will suffer an injury or die. In fact, the problem with the Lean Cuisine meals was only discovered after one person reported an injury from almost choking on one of the small blue plastic pieces. Several other consumers called in to complain that they too found the small bright, blue plastic pieces in their meals.

As to how widespread this recall is; in short it's very widespread. Lean Cuisine meals are shipped to every state in the nation and sit in the freezer aisles of hundreds of thousands of grocers. The company estimates that roughly 1.2 million meals or 900,000 pounds of product have been recalled.

This recall is very serious and you should heed all the warnings and return any Lean Cuisines that meet the specifications for the recall and get your refund. This recall also has many patrons questioning just how good Lean Cuisines are for you, especially since the company claims to produce a health food.

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