The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0682-2025·Announced 2025-04-09

Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli Recalled for Potential Foreign Material

Nestle-USA recalls Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli for potential wood-like foreign material. Approximately 50,611 cases distributed across 36 states are affected.

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: This FDA Class II recall involves potential foreign material in a ready-to-eat food product, which poses a choking or injury risk. No illnesses or injuries have been reported. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products without reported injury are scored as High (3).

Plain-English summary

Nestle-USA, Inc. is recalling Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli due to the potential presence of wood-like foreign material in the product. The affected product is packaged as 9 7/8 oz (280g) servings in plastic trays with film seals, boxed in paperboard cartons with 12 consumer units per case.

Approximately 50,611 cases were distributed to retailers and distributors in 36 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Affected product has Product Number 12049225 and batch codes: 4261595912 (Best By OCT2025), 4283595912 (Best By NOV2025), 4356595912 (Best By JAN2026), 5018595912 (Best By FEB2026), and 5038595912 (Best By MAR2026). Consumers should discard the product or return it to the point of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli, NET WT 9 7/8 OZ (280g), in a plastic tray with film seal, packaged inside a paperboard carton; packed 12 consumer units per case
Manufacturer
Nestle-USA, Inc. (Corporate Office)
Category
Food — Frozen / Prepared Meals
Hazard
Affected units
50,611

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 (13)

  • Batch: 4261595912
  • Best By: OCT2025
  • Batch: 4283595912
  • Best By: NOV2025
  • Batch: 4356595912
  • Best By: JAN2026
  • Batch: 5018595912
  • Best By: FEB2026
  • Batch: 5038595912
  • Best By: MAR2026
  • Product Number: 12049225
  • Unit UPC: 013800144065
  • Case UPC: 00138001438220

Distribution

Distributed in 37 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Nestle-USA, Inc. (Corporate Office) 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.

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