The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·H-0041-2026·Announced 2025-10-22

Canned pear halves recalled over potential lead contamination in one lot

Pacific Coast Producers is recalling 1,836 cases of pear halves in pear juice, distributed by Walmart, for potential contamination with lead.

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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: potential lead contamination in a food product is a hazard, and no illnesses are reported.

Plain-English summary

Pears Halves in Pear Juice from Concentrate, net weight 15 oz, containing pears, water and pear juice concentrate, distributed by Walmart Inc. of Bentonville, Arkansas, is being recalled for potential contamination with the heavy metal lead.

The recall covers 1,836 cases at 24 cans per case, from lot 6PJ 09 C2425, UPC 077890365410, best if used by 1 September 2027. The product was distributed across many US states. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.

The enforcement record states the potential contamination and reports no illnesses.

Anyone holding cans matching the lot code and best-by date should not eat the product and should follow the retailer's instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Pears Halves in Pear Juice from Concentrate; NET WT 15 OZ (425 g); Ingredients: Pears, Water, Pear Juice Concentrate; Distributed By: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716
Manufacturer
Pacific Coast Producers
Category
Food — Canned fruit
Hazard

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: 6PJ 09 C2425 UPC: 077890365410 BEST IF USED BY SEP 01 2027

Distribution

Distributed in 27 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Pacific Coast Producers 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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