USDA Issues Public Health Alert After Complaints About ‘Foreign Material’ in Frozen Pilaf

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a public health warning relating to a food product sold at the retailer Trader Joe’s. The announcement was made on Feb. 7 following multiple complaints from consumers about foreign material in one of the company’s frozen chicken pilaf products. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns of a frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken pilaf product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically rocks,” the alert states. Customers were urged not to consume the product. Although no major injuries were reported, one person who consumed the food item said he suffered a dental injury as a result. According to the announcement, no recall was requested because the product is no longer available for purchase....