The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0487-2016·Announced 2016-01-20

Keim's Garden Harvest Pickled Beets Recalled for Unlicensed Manufacturing

Keim's Garden Harvest pickled beets are being recalled because the manufacturer was producing acidified foods without a required license.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which typically indicates a remote probability of serious adverse health consequences. The specific hazard is a regulatory compliance issue (unlicensed manufacturing) rather than a confirmed contamination or injury event.

Plain-English summary

Garden Harvest is recalling 127 cases of Keim's Garden Harvest pickled beets. The product is available in 14 oz and 32 oz jars. The recall is due to the firm manufacturing acidified foods without a license.

The affected product is identified by Lot # 56295-5625. The 14 oz jars have UPC 6 09722 32336 9, and the 32 oz jars have UPC 6 09722 32339 0. The product was shipped to Ohio, Florida, and West Virginia.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific lot number and UPC. If they have the product, they should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Keim's Garden Harvest pickled beets Ingredients: red beets, water, sugar, vinegar, spices, salt. Manufactured by: Keim's Garden Harvest (937) 515.4518 2232 Honeysuckle Lane Wellston OH 45692 14 oz UPC 6 09722 32336 9, 32 oz UPC 6 09722 32339 0
Manufacturer
Garden Harvest
Affected units
127

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot # 56295-5625

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 32 recalled by Garden Harvest under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 32 products in this recall →