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HighFDA (Food)·F-0627-2025·Announced 2025-03-19

FDA Recalls Good & Gather Cut Green Beans for Foreign Object Contamination

Good & Gather cut green beans sold at Target are recalled due to possible foreign object contamination in some cans. The voluntary recall affects 8,242 cases distributed across 21 states.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for foreign object contamination in canned vegetables. No hospitalizations or illnesses have been reported, but foreign objects present a potential choking and physical injury risk to consumers.

Plain-English summary

Good & Gather Cut Green Beans (14.5 oz cans, UPC 0 85239-11628 9) distributed by Target Corporation are subject to recall due to possible foreign object contamination in some cans. The contamination poses a potential choking or physical injury risk.

The recall affects 8,242 cases (24 cans per case) distributed to retailers in 21 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Affected product can be identified by the code information: Best if Used By 28 October 2026, Lot 7AA 418507. The product was manufactured by Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it and should return it to the retailer for a refund. The recall was voluntarily initiated by Del Monte Foods on February 12, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
Good & Gather Cut Green Beans. Net Wt. 14.5 oz (411g). UPC 0 85239-11628 9. Dist. By Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Manufacturer
Del Monte Foods, Inc
Category
Food — Canned Vegetables
Hazard
  • foreign-object
  • choking

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 (2)

  • Best if Used By 28 OCT 2026
  • Lot 7AA 418507

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

  • AL
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • GA
  • IA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • MI
  • MN
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • TX
  • VA
  • WI

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