Hormel Foods Corporation Recalls Canned Beef Stew Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
USDA-FSIS · May 28, 2025 · Class I
- Hormel Foods Corporation Recalls Canned Beef Stew Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination - posted by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
- Reason: Product Contamination.
- Quantity involved: 160,918 lbs.
- Distribution: Nationwide.
- Details as of ; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.
- Agency
- USDA-FSIS
- Posted
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Closed Recall
- Recalling firm
- Hormel Foods Corporation
- Source ID
- 018-2025
How this recall compares
- Hormel Foods Corporation has 9 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 8th. The one before it: Hormel Foods Corporation recall - PLANTERS¿ Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts… ().
- At 160,918 pounds, it is larger than 90% of the 42 USDA-FSIS recalls from 2025 that state a quantity in pounds.
- It is one of 7 foreign-material recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in May 2025 (all foreign-material recalls).
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Official summary
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025 – Hormel Foods Corporation, a Tucker, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 256,185 pounds of canned beef stew product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The canned beef stew item was produced on February 4, 2025. The following product is subject to recall [view labels]:
20-oz. metal cans containing “Dinty Moore BEEF STEW” with “BEST BY FEB 2028” and lot code “T02045” printed on the can. The lot code may have an additional number at the end.
The product subject to recall bears establishment number “EST 199G” printed on the can. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The problem was discovered after the establishment notified FSIS that they had received three consumer complaints reporting pieces of wood in the beef stew product.
There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ pantries. Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it. This product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers and members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Hormel Foods Corporation at 800-523-4635 or media@hormel.com.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
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