The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0824-2018·Announced 2018-02-28

National Frozen Foods Recalls Green Beans Due to Listeria Risk

National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling frozen green beans due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product is sold for foodservice and manufacturing use.

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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling 14,235 cases of frozen green beans due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is sold as a Not Ready To Eat (NRTE) item intended for use in foodservice or manufacturing applications, and the cases are labeled with instructions to cook the product.

The recalled green beans are distributed across 21 states, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The product is sold under various brand names, including Bountiful Harvest, NW Treasure, Sysco, The World's Harvest, and Valamont, as well as unbranded items. Specific lot numbers are provided in the recall notice for identification.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and brand names listed in the official recall notice. Because the product is intended to be cooked before consumption, the risk is associated with the potential presence of the pathogen in the raw frozen state.

The recalled product

Product
IQF Green beans, sold as Not Ready To Eat (NRTE) product for use in foodservice or manufacturing applications. The product cases are labeled with instructions to cook product. -No brand name, NFFC item #15001-01070, no UPC, packaged in 30 lbs. case. -Bountiful Harvest Foun
Hazard
Affected units
14,235

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 (4)

  • -NO brand name 30 lbs. case lot # 38627-7H28A3N
  • 38627-7H28B3N
  • 38627-7H28C3N
  • 38627-7H28D3N

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle 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 2 products in this recall →