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USDA retracts public health alert for Walmart brand dino-nuggets

4 weeks ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Local, Regional

USDA retracts public health alert for Walmart brand dino-nuggets

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ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – A popular product sold at Walmart is safe to consume.

On April 6, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) retracted the public health alert for Great Value Dino-Shaped Chicken Nuggets.

The USDA announced on April 1 that 29-oz. bags of the product could contain elevated levels of lead. Follow-up testing of the original lot and additional lots found no elevated levels of lead.

FSIS officials say the initial result was a false positive caused by sporadic lead contamination at the testing lab during analysis.

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