Parents Should Check Freezers For Lead-tainted Chicken Nuggets

(KMDL-FM) Attention, Walmart shoppers: the chicken nuggets you purchased for your kids and family could be the subject of swift consumer action. The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service says the product, sold nationwide at Walmart stores, could be contaminated.

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The good news in this food safety notice is that the affected products are no longer on store shelves at Walmart. The bigger concern is that parents and caregivers may have purchased the affected products before the contamination concerns were raised.

Children's Chicken Nuggets Could Be Contaminated with Lead

The overarching concern for the public health alert from FSIS was the possibility of lead contamination in the product. Health studies through the years have found that excessive amounts of lead in a human's diet can lead to catastrophic damage and failure of almost every organ system in the body.

The amount of lead found in these nuggets could be as much as five times higher than the Interim Reference Level for children. Health experts also say these nuggets may be a risk for women who are pregnant or who could become pregnant.

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And if those frightening concerns weren't enough to motivate you to examine what might be in your freezer, then this should add even more urgency to your quest. The product in question is specifically marketed for consumption by children.

Those are dinosaur-shaped Great Value brand chicken nuggets. They are sold exclusively at the Walmart family of stores. The USDA health advisory specifically targets nuggets that were produced on February 10, 2026.

What to Look For in Dinosaur Chicken Nugget Recall

Here are more specific details parents and caregivers can look for on any packages of the product they might have in storage. According to the FSIS, this is the specific packaging information you are looking for.

29-oz. plastic bags containing approx. 36 “GREAT VALUE FULLY COOKED DINO SHAPED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with “BEST IF USED BY” date “FEB 10 2027,” lot code” 0416DPO1215,” and establishment number “P44164” printed on the back of the bag.

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If you have this product in your possession, and remember, chances are if you do, then it's been in your freezer for a little while, then you are requested not to serve the product to your family.

You may bring the package back to the point of purchase, which should be your local Walmart store, for a full refund or replacement.