11/19/2008 - National Legal News

About 900,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine frozen chicken dinners have been recalled by manufacturer Nestle Prepared Foods Co. after several consumers reported finding small pieces of a blue plastic material in their food.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one person was injured as a result of ingesting a contaminated Lean Cuisine dinner, although a Nestle spokesman emphasized that no injuries requiring medical attention have been reported out of a total of seven consumer complaints received. The USDA has ranked the recall as class I, the most serious of the three recall categories, indicating a potential for serious injury or death.

The Lean Cuisine products involved in the recall specifically include Cafe Classics Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta, Spa Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean, and Dinnertime Selects Chicken Tuscan. No other Lean Cuisine products are involved. USDA officials stated that the contaminated products were produced between Aug. 18 and Oct. 27 of this year and shipped nationwide.

Customers who wish to check to see if products they have purchased are affected by the recall were instructed to call Lean Cuisine at (800) 993-8625 and compare the UPC barcodes and production codes from the boxes against a list of the recalled products.