3 Food Recalls You Need To Know About This Week

This week’s roundup includes three major recalls, from go-to frozen meals and canned beans to sparkling mineral water. Remove these items from your freezer and pantry STAT. Here’s what you need to know.  

Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s Frozen Meals Recalled For Containing Wood-Like Material

On March 17, Nestlé USA voluntarily recalled select Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s frozen meals as they may be contaminated with a “wood-like material.” One person reportedly choked on the foreign material while eating one of these meals. The now-recalled items were distributed to major retailers nationwide between September 2024 and March 2025. 

Product: Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli
Batch Numbers and Corresponding Best By Dates:
4261595912 – OCT2025
4283595912 – NOV2025
4356595912 – JAN2026
5018595912 – FEB2026
5038595912 – MAR2026

Product: Lean Cuisine Spinach Artichoke Ravioli
Batch Numbers and Corresponding Best By Dates:
4311595912 – DEC2025
5002595912 – FEB2026
5037595912 – MAR2026
5064595912 – APR2026

Product: Lean Cuisine Lemon Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry
Batch Numbers and Corresponding Best By Dates:
4214595511 – SEPT2025

Product: Stouffer’s Party Size Chicken Lasagna
Batch numbers and Corresponding Best By Dates:
4262595915 – OCT2025
4351595915 – JAN2026
5051595915 – MAR2026
5052595915 – MAR2026

The company wrote on its site, “We are actively investigating the source of the wood-like material. We are confident that this is an isolated issue, and we have taken action to address it.”

If you purchased one of the above items, return it to the store you purchased it from for a full refund. If you have any other questions, contact Nestlé USA at 1-800-681-1676 Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m EST.

Nearly 200,000 Cans of Green Beans Recalled for Potential Contamination

On February 12, Del Monte Foods, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of more than 197,000 of its cut green beans due to potential contamination with a foreign object, which has yet to be identified. On March 13, the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) reclassified the recall to a Class II event. While this classification means there’s a low probability of serious health consequences, it still carries some health risks.

The green beans were sold under Target’s brand name Good & Gather in 21 states.

Product: Canned Good & Gather cut green beans, 14.5 ounces
UPC code: 0 85239-11628 9
Lot number: 7AA 418507
Best-by date: October 28, 2026
Number of products: 197,808 cans (8,242 cases at 24 cans per case)
Reason for recall: Undisclosed foreign object
Distribution: 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

There is no current guidance around whether or not Del Monte Foods and Target are offering refunds or replacements for this item. However, the FDA usually recommends discarding the item or returning it to the store you purchased it from for a refund.

Sparkling Water Pulled From Trader Joe’s for Hazardous Packaging 

On March 12, Trader Joe’s issued a recall on select bottles of Gerolsteiner Sparkling Natural Mineral Water after the supplier informed the store that “certain lot codes may have the potential for cracked/damaged bottles.” Consuming glass fragments could cause severe gastrointestinal damage. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the recall comprises about 61,500 bottles. 

Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles
Lot Codes: 2024/28/11 24 2027/19/12, 2024/271/11 24 2027/18/12 
Dates sold: 12/27/24 to 01/28/25
Distribution: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

“There have been no customer reports of injury or damaged bottles. The issue was identified by research related to bottle breakage during production and potentially affects 1% of bottles in the lot codes above,” Trader Joe’s wrote on its site. Still, it’s a good idea to get rid of the item—but not before you get your money back. The CPSC states that consumers won’t have to provide proof of purchase at Trader Joe’s, but they will need to return the recalled bottle to receive a full refund.