WASHINGTON -- Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) retracted a public health alert issued on April 1, 2026, for Walmart Great Value Fully Cooked Dino Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets. The dino nuggets, made by Dorada Foods in Ponca City, Oklahoma, have a “Best If Used By” date of “Feb 10 2027.” The FSIS confirmed that the product does not pose a public health concern.
The FSIS issued a public health alert after routine surveillance sampling conducted by the New York State Department of Public Health found elevated trace levels of lead. Because the product is commonly consumed by children, FSIS issued the alert to inform consumers of a potential risk.
Following the alert, additional sampling was conducted by the New York State Department of Public Health and Dorada Foods. As part of that process, the original lot of product was tested, as were additional lots.
All follow‑up testing, including testing of the original lot, found no elevated lead levels in the product.
FSIS subsequently reviewed the underlying laboratory data in coordination with the New York State Department of Health and determined that the initial result was a false positive, caused by sporadic lead contamination at the laboratory during analysis, not contamination of the product itself.
Follow-up testing confirmed no elevated levels of lead were present in any of the products tested.
FSIS concluded that the product does not pose a public health concern.
