Great Value Dino Nugget Recall — Lead Contamination Warning
Summary
The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning consumers not to eat Great Value brand frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets (29-oz bags, best by Feb 10, 2027, lot code 0416DPO1215, establishment P44164) due to potential high-level lead contamination detected by routine public health sampling. The nuggets were distributed through Walmart stores nationwide. The affected packages have been pulled from stores, but consumers who still have them should throw them away or return them to the store of purchase. Lead exposure presents the greatest risk to children under six and pregnant women.
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The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a public health warning advising consumers to discard or return Great Value frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets (best by Feb 10, 2027, lot code 0416DPO1215, establishment number P44164) due to lead contamination detected through routine public health sampling. The product was sold in 29-ounce bags through Walmart stores nationwide. Consumers who may have purchased these nuggets should not consume them, particularly due to elevated risk to children under six and pregnant women.
Food manufacturers and retailers should monitor FDA and USDA FSIS recall announcements for similar contamination events and ensure their recall response procedures can execute rapid consumer notifications. Supply-chain teams should verify lot-code traceability for chicken and poultry products to enable fast isolation of affected inventory in the event of future contamination findings.
What to do next
- Do not eat the affected chicken nuggets
- Throw away or return the affected chicken nuggets to the store where they were purchased
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Health officials warn Texans not to eat Great Value dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets
News Release April 2, 2026 The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning people not to eat Great Value brand frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets with a best by date of Feb. 10, 2027. The chicken nuggets, sold in 29-ounce bags and distributed through Walmart stores nationwide, are the subject of a US Department of Agriculture health alert issued Wednesday because they may be contaminated with a high level of lead.
According to the alert, the potentially harmful level of lead in the chicken nuggets was detected by routine public health sampling. There is no safe level of lead in food, and exposure to lead presents the greatest risk to children under six years of age and women who are pregnant or may become pregnant. More information on the risks of lead exposure is available at dshs.texas.gov/lead.
The affected packages have been pulled from stores, but consumers may still have them in their freezers. People who still have bags of these chicken nuggets should not eat them and should either throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased.
Photos of the packaging are available via the USDA at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/foodlabelpdf/2026-04/PHA-04012026-01.pdf. They show a best buy date of “FEB 10 2027,” lot code “0416DPO1215” and establishment number “P44164.”
Texans can keep tabs on food recalls and alerts that affect Texas by visiting the DSHS food alerts and recalls page at dshs.texas.gov/food-alerts.
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