The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for Great Value fully cooked dino-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart due to potential lead contamination. Kid-friendly dinosaur-shaped nuggets sold in Walmart stores may contain unsafe levels of lead, public health officials warn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert Wednesday for the frozen, fully cooked, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets. Officials said exposure to lead in the nuggets was found during a routine surveillance sampling conducted by a state partner. For adults, chronic lead exposure is associated with kidney dysfunction, hypertension and neurocognitive effects.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 02, 2026 21:24 UTC