AUGUSTA – Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 132,520 pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday.

The fully cooked panko chicken nuggets were produced on July 18, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: 

• 5-pound bag containing “Tyson fully cooked panko chicken nuggets with a “Best If Used By” date of July 18, 2017 and case code 2006SDL03 and 2006SDL33.

• 20-pound bulk packages containing “Spare-time Fully Cooked, Panko Chicken Nuggets, Nugget Shaped Chicken Breast Pattie Fritters With Rib Meat” with a production date of July 18, 2016 and case code 2006SDL03.

According to a release forwarded by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 13556” printed next to the “Best If Used By” date on the back of the package. The 20-pound cases were shipped for institutional use in Pennsylvania and the five-pound bags were shipped to retail locations nationally.

The problem was discovered after the company received consumer complaints regarding foreign material contamination of chicken nugget products. According to Tyson Foods, the plastic material ranged in size from 21 mm in length and 6.5 mm in diameter and may have come from a round, hard plastic rod used to connect a plastic transfer belt. The firm said the products pass through a metal detector, but the plastic is not detectable to this technology.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a health care provider.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods’ Consumer Relations at (866) 328-3156.