Overview
- The voluntary Class I recall covers 215,258 cases, or 4,874,815 pounds, of ready-to-eat FIRE BRAISED chicken distributed to foodservice operators nationwide.
- Affected items bear establishment number P-223 and include five codes: 65009, 77531, 46750, 86206, and 134394.
- Products were shipped to HRI Commercial Food Service locations between Feb. 10 and Sept. 19, 2025, and were not sold directly to retail consumers.
- FSIS says multiple foodservice customers reported finding metal, with fragments roughly 2 mm by 17 mm, and Hormel linked the source to a production conveyor belt.
- No illnesses or injuries have been confirmed, and FSIS is conducting recall-effectiveness checks as businesses are urged to locate and discard any remaining product.