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Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating the death of a juvenile on April 6.
Police responded to a call at 1:03 a.m. April 6 in the 600 block of South 71st Terrace, a police spokesman said.
When they arrived, they found a male juvenile inside the residence who was unresponsive.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, the spokesman said.
Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
Tyson Foods Inc. has recalled about 75,320 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with small pieces of plastic.
The Sedalia, Mo., company is recalling 5-pound bags of “Tyson Fully Cooked White Meat Chicken Nuggets – 16142-928” with a “Best if Used By” date of Jan. 26, 2015 or Feb. 16, 2015.
The manufacturer codes 0264SDL0315 through 19 and 0474SDL0311 through 14 can also be found on the bags. These products were produced Jan. 26, 2014, or Feb. 16, 2014, and shipped nationwide to one retail warehouse club chain.
Also being recalled are 20-pound bulk packs of “Spare Time Fully Cooked Nugget-Shaped Chicken Breast Pattie Fritters with Rib Meat – 16142-861” with identifying case codes of 0264SDL0315 through 19, and 0474SDL0311 through 14.
These products were produced Jan. 26 and Feb. 16, 2014, and were shipped for institutional use in Indiana and Arkansas. The product bags bear the establishment number “P-13556.”
The problem was discovered after the firm received consumer complaints that small pieces of plastic were found in the products. The problem was traced to a product scraper inside a blending machine, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The company has received reports of minor oral injury associated with consumption of these products. FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products.
Anyone concerned about an injury or illness from consumption of these products should contact a health care provider.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Tyson Foods Consumer Services toll free at 866-328-3156.
Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at www.AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. “Ask Karen” live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
This is a Class II recall, with the health risk ranked as low.
A rollover accident sent one person to the hospital in the early morning hours Saturday.
A Ford Expedition was westbound on I-70 near South 10th Street about 12:45 a.m. when the driver lost control, scraped against the barrier wall, overcorrected and rolled, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
After rolling once, the Expedition came to rest on its wheels, the report stated.
The driver, a 21-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, was not injured. A passenger in the vehicle, a 16-year-old Kansas City, Kan., youth, was injured and taken to the hospital.
According to the trooper’s report, the driver was wearing a seat belt, while the passenger was not.