Dino Chicken Nuggets Sold At Walmart Spark Health Scare With Lead Contamination
Maybe clear out your freezer when you get home today.
We don't know for sure what killed the dinosaurs.
Was it a meteor? Climate change? An infectious disease?
While we may never find out for certain, we know what killed the Dino nugget, and it turns out that's lead contamination.
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That's right folks, those cute little Dino nuggets you give to your children (or that you eat yourself, I won't judge) are packed with delicious lead.
According to a New York Post article, lead-contaminated dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets specifically sold at Walmart have triggered a nationwide public health alert.
The alert covers the 29-oz "Great Value" branded bags that were sold with a "best if used by" date of Feb. 10, 2027 on the bag.
This means there's a good chance a bag of dinosaur chicken nuggets in your freezer has lead in it.
More specifically, the bags bear the lot code 0416DPO1215 and establishment number P44164, both of which are printed on the packaging.
Lead exposure is supposedly most dangerous for pregnant women and young children, which is upsetting because children are exactly the target audience here.
"There is no safe level for lead consumption — especially in children," food safety expert Bill Marler told the Post. "The problem is that any development problems are difficult to spot and might occur years in the future."
I shop for my groceries at Target (begrudgingly) and we are a Tyson chicken nugget family, so luckily I won't be poisoning my child any time soon. But if you're so inclined, you may want to do a sweep of your refrigerator and freezer after you're done reading this to get that taken care of.
The comments section had an absolute field day with this one, but some were quick to point out this happens quite often with Great Value branded food items.
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And you all called me crazy when I said I wouldn't eat Walmart sushi if you paid me to.
Although I was more worried about getting E. coli or something, I feel at least partially vindicated here.
Aldi would never!