FDA Recalls Nearly 200,000 Cans of Green Beans for Potential Contamination

Nearly 200,000 cans of green beans have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to potential contamination with a foreign object. 

The FDA issued a Class II recall notice to take back 8,242 cases (197,808 cans) of Good & Gather Cut Green Beans distributed by Target on March 13. 

Del Monte Foods Inc. of Walnut Creek, Calif., initiated the recall of the canned vegetables in a precautionary move after identifying the contamination risk, according to the document reviewed by PEOPLE.

Foreign objects in canned goods refer to various materials such as plastic or metal that could potentially cause risk of dental injury, choking or gastrointestinal irritation, per Food Saftey News. 

A Class II FDA classification is issued for devices “for which general controls alone are insufficient to provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device,” according to organization regulations.

According to the FDA, a Class II recall is the second highest risk level of a product “which may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”

The greens beans are being sent back from its distributed locations of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The recalled cans are marked at 14.5 oz (411g) and display the label “best if used by Oct. 28, 2026.” 

PEOPLE has reached out to the FDA for comment.