Health alert issued for chicken nuggets from Triangle grocer. Are they in your freezer?
Food safety officials have issued a public health alert for potentially contaminated frozen chicken nuggets sold at a popular grocery store with several locations in the Triangle.
The chicken nuggets were distributed to Wegmans stores in North Carolina, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
They “may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically bone fragments,” the USDA says. Wegmans received “multiple consumer complaints” of the contamination.
While the Food Safety and Inspection Service did not issue a recall because the product is not available for purchase, Wegmans announced a recall Friday, Jan. 24.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert to “ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed.”
Here’s what to know about it.
Which chicken nuggets are recalled?
The affected nuggets are the 46-ounce family pack size of the Wegmans brand Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat. The labels have a best if used by date of Aug. 26, 2025. Find the date on the back of the package near the barcode in the lower right corner.
The product is no longer available for purchase, according to the USDA.
What should you do if you have the nuggets?
Anyone who has purchased the nuggets should not eat them.
Instead, throw away the nuggets or return them to the store for a full refund.
In the Triangle, Wegmans has stores in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, West Cary and Wake Forest.
Have any injuries been reported?
There have been no confirmed cases of injury due to consumption of the nuggets, according to the USDA.
Where to find public health information
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring federal health agencies to pause external communications and receive approval from a presidential appointee before releasing information, The News & Observer previously reported.
This means that information such as food recalls, drug approvals and public health updates may be delayed.
State and local agencies release public health information:
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services: ncdhhs.gov
Wake County Public Health and Medical Services: wake.gov/departments-government
Durham County Public Health: dcopublichealth.org
Johnston County Public Health: johnstonnc.gov/health
Orange County Health Department: orangecountync.gov/204/Health-Department
Chatham County Public Health: chathamcountync.gov/government
This story was originally published January 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM with the headline "Health alert issued for chicken nuggets from Triangle grocer. Are they in your freezer?."
