Banquet Frozen Chicken Strips Entrée Recall: Lawsuit Filed in New York

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The maker of Banquet-brand frozen chicken strips meals faces a proposed class action lawsuit in New York after recalling more than 245,000 pounds of the product earlier this month due to potential plastic contamination. 

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The 10-page complaint argues that defendant Conagra Brands’ recall of the Banquet frozen chicken strips entrées was inadequate in that consumers nationwide were not given proper notice that the product could be contaminated with dangerous pieces of plastic. Conagra reportedly initiated the recall of 245,366 pounds of the Banquet frozen chicken after a consumer reported finding a piece of plastic in the product and sustaining an oral injury.

According to the lawsuit, proposed class members have been harmed financially in that they paid for a product that was not fit for human consumption and, thus, worthless. Compounding matters was the fact that consumers were instructed to throw away the Banquet frozen chicken strip entrées they purchased, the suit adds.

“Plaintiff and the Class Members all paid money for the Products; however, Plaintiff and the Class Members did not obtain the value of the Product due to plastic in the food,” the case summarizes. “Plaintiff and the Class Members would not have purchased the Product had they known the truth about the Product.” 

On Saturday, September 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posted an announcement of the Banquet frozen chicken strips entrée recall. The agency specified that the products at issue were made on June 20, 2023, July 11, 2023 and July 17, 2023, and that the recall covered, specifically:

“8.9-oz. carton containing one entree of ‘BANQUET CHICKEN STRIPS MEAL’ with best if used by ‘DEC 11 2024,’ ‘JAN 01 2025,’ or ‘JAN 07 2025’ and lot numbers 5009317120, 5009319220, or 5009319820 located on the side of the carton.”

The Banquet products subject to the recall bear the establishment number “EST. P-9” printed on the side of the carton, FSIS added. The agency stated that it has “received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products.”

The lawsuit looks to cover all consumers in the United States who bought Banquet-brand frozen chicken strips meals during the applicable statute of limitations period.

Consumers who have questions or concerns can contact Conagra Brands at 800-921-7404 or by email at consumer.care@conagra.com.

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