US EditionWalmart Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets May Contain High Lead Amounts, USDA Warns
FSIS said routine sampling found lead levels as high as five times the FDA reference level for children.
- On Thursday, the USDA issued a public health alert for frozen, dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets that may contain unsafe levels of lead.
- Oklahoma-Based Dorada Foods produced the affected nuggets on February 10, 2026, and shipped them to Walmart locations nationwide for retail sale.
- The alert applies to 29-ounce bags of "GREAT VALUE FULLY COOKED DINO SHAPED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS" with lot code "0416DPO1215," establishment number "P44164," and "BEST IF USED BY" date of "FEB 10 2027."
- Because products are no longer available for purchase, the FSIS did not issue a formal recall but urges consumers to discard or return affected items from their freezers.
- Lead levels detected in the nuggets could be five times higher than the Drug Administration's interim reference level of 2.2 micrograms, posing particular risks to children and pregnant women.
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