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Hormel Foods Corporation Recalls Canned Beef Stew Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Recall Date: 2025-05-28 Recalling Firm: Hormel Foods Corporation Record Ref: 018-2025

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This USDA record concerns Hormel Foods Corporation Recalls Canned Beef Stew Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination and names Hormel Foods Corporation as the recalling firm. Use the source fields below to narrow the match, then verify the exact item and current remedy on the issuing-agency page.

  • Firm: Hormel Foods Corporation
  • Classification: Class I
  • Status: Archived
  • Recall date: 2025-05-28
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Product Description & Identification

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.

Reason for Recall / Hazard Identified

Product Contamination

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Consumer Action Recorded in the Source

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. 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.

Distribution & Affected States

Affected states: Nationwide Distribution details: RC-018-2025-Retail-List.pdf

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Issuing agency
USDA
Source ID
018-2025
Indexed update
2026-07-30 12:05:40 UTC
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