chicken recalled
Definition
A phrase describing poultry products, such as raw or cooked chicken, that have been officially recalled from the market by food safety authorities due to potential health risks including bacterial contamination (e.g., Listeria, Salmonella), foreign objects like metal fragments, or labeling errors.
Common in news headlines, referring to large-scale withdrawals of chicken items from stores and distribution, often classified as Class I recalls indicating a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.
Examples
The latest chicken recalled affected over 60,000 pounds, turning family barbecues into salad-only affairs.
She ignored the chicken recalled advisory and cooked it anyway, only to discover her smoke alarm had a new favorite song.
In the chicken recalled frenzy, opportunistic squirrels raided the discarded packages like it was Black Friday.
My grocery run ended with chicken recalled nuggets, proving once again that my shopping cart has impeccable comedic timing.