Guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration provide an interim reference level (IRL) for lead of 2.2 micrograms. The amount of lead found in these nuggets could be as much as five times higher than this IRL for children.
A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase. However, FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in consumers’ freezers.
You ate them already. Sorry.
—Walmart
To be fair, I don’t think the producers of that particular chicken nugget intentionally poisoned it with lead.
Although I honestly don’t know what would be worse at this point. The actual intent to do this or the unbelievable negligence that caused it in the first place.