Banquet Chicken Strips Meals Recalled Due to Possible Presence of Plastic

Nearly 250,000 pounds of the frozen entrée have been recalled after one consumer found a piece of plastic in a piece of chicken

By Lisa L. Gill
Investigative Reporter

September 5, 2023

Conagra, the maker of Banquet Frozen Chicken Strips, issued a nationwide recall of 245,366 pounds of Banquet Frozen Chicken Strips Meals after a consumer found a piece of plastic in the product. That person reported a mouth injury as a result. No other injuries have been reported.

The chicken strips meals come in 8.9-ounce containers. If you have the product in your freezer, look at the “best if used by” date and lot code on the side of the package. The dates involved in the recall are Dec 11 2024, Jan 01 2024, and Jan 07 2025. The lot numbers are 5009317120, 5009319220, and 5009319820.

Lisa L. Gill

Lisa L. Gill is an award-winning investigative reporter. She has been at Consumer Reports since 2008, covering health and food safety—heavy metals in the food supply and foodborne illness—plus healthcare and prescription drug costs, medical debt, and credit scores. Lisa also testified before Congress and the Food and Drug Administration about her work on drug costs and drug safety. She lives in a DIY tiny home, where she gardens during the day and stargazes the Milky Way at night.