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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0804-2021·Announced 2021-08-04

Randall Garbanzo Beans Recall: Defective Temperature Monitoring Devices

Randall Foods is recalling Randall Garbanzo Beans in 24oz and 15.4oz glass jars due to non-functioning temperature indicating devices in retorts, which may affect proper food safety processing.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 is an FDA Class II recall involving a critical processing control failure (non-functioning temperature monitoring in retort processing). Although no specific illnesses or injuries are reported in the source, the hazard—inadequate thermal processing of canned foods—poses a risk of pathogenic contamination and represents a breakdown in food safety assurance. Under the rubric, this qualifies as High (score 3) because it is a risk-of-harm scenario with a serious food safety control failure, though no actual reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Randall Foods, Inc. is recalling Randall Garbanzo Beans in 24oz glass jars (UPC 070095000711) and 15.4oz glass jars (UPC 070095000735) distributed to retail locations across 22 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

The recall affects approximately 800,000 cases with best-by dates prior to January 1, 2025. The recall was initiated due to a lack of functioning temperature indicating devices in retorts used during the manufacturing process.

Temperature indicating devices are critical to verifying that canned foods have been processed to appropriate temperatures to eliminate potential pathogens. Without properly functioning devices, there is no assurance that the products were processed adequately. Consumers who have purchased these products should cease consumption and return them to the point of purchase for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
RANDALL GARBANZO BEANS 24OZ glass jars UPC 070095000711; RANDALL GARBANZO BEANS 15.4OZ glass jars UPC 070095000735
Manufacturer
Randall Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Canned / Preserved Vegetables
Hazard
Affected units
800,000

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)

  • All lots All Best By dates Prior to January 1 2025

Distribution

Distributed in 22 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Randall Foods, Inc. 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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