{"id":232323,"date":"2026-04-02T20:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232323\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:19:07","slug":"texas-warns-against-great-value-dino-chicken-nuggets-over-possible-lead-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232323\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas warns against Great Value \u2018dino\u2019 chicken nuggets over possible lead contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officials say 29-ounce bags with a Feb. 10, 2027 best-by date were pulled from shelves, but may still be in home freezers<\/p>\n<p>Great Value brand Fully Cooked Dino Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets (U.S. Department of Agriculture)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">AUSTIN, Texas \u2013 Texas health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain Great Value frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart after a federal health alert cited possible contamination with a high level of lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Texas Department of State Health Services said the warning applies to 29-ounce bags of Great Value dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets with a best by date of Feb. 10, 2027. The nuggets were distributed through Walmart stores nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the health alert Wednesday after routine public health sampling detected what officials described as a potentially harmful level of lead in the product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThere is no safe level of lead in food,\u201d the Texas health department said, noting the greatest risk is to children under 6 and women who are pregnant or may become pregnant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The affected packages have been pulled from store shelves, but officials say consumers may still have the nuggets in their freezers. 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