pounds of chicken strips was issued on May 4, 2019. On June 7, 2019, Tyson Foods announced a recall for over 190,000 pounds of chicken fritters which potentially contained hard plastic following reports from three consumers. The products were not sold in retail stores but supplied to various food service locations, including schools. On July 3, 2021, Tyson Foods announced a recall for approximately 8,955,296 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. These frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020, and April 13, 2021. Price manipulation In 2016, Maplevale sued Tyson and other poultry producers for alleged price fixing. Since the original filing, numerous other customers and consumers have filed similar lawsuits, which are consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. The companies were accused of working together to restrict the supply of chickens and to manipulate chicken prices; these activities allegedly started in 2008. Tyson has denied the allegations, with a spokesperson calling them "baseless". In June 2020, it was announced that Tyson was cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in relation to price fixing and bid rigging in the poultry industry. Tyson was cooperating under a leniency program whereby it would avoid criminal prosecution by providing aid to DOJ investigators. Just prior to the announcement, four poultry industry executives were indicted for conspiracy to engage in price fixing. In October 2020, Pilgrim's Pride agreed to a plea agreement and a settlement of $110 million. In March 2021, Tyson agreed to pay $221.5 million to poultry buyers to settle the price-fixing claims. See also Broiler industry Chicken patty Cultured meat Food industry Food, Inc. Golden Triangle of Meat-packing The Meat Racket, book by Christopher Leonard References External links Consumer web site for Tyson Foods Corporate web site for Tyson Foods Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Agriculture companies of the United States American companies established in 1935 Food and drink companies established in 1935 Food and drink companies based in Arkansas Manufacturing companies based in Arkansas Food manufacturers of the United States Multinational companies headquartered in the United States Intensive farming Brand name poultry meats Meat companies of the United States Meat processing in the United States Springdale, Arkansas Frozen food brands Poultry companies 1935 establishments in Arkansas Multinational food companies Meat packers Family-owned companies of the United States