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Popular Food Company Recalls Over 256,000 Pounds of Product Due to 'Pieces of Wood' Found in Cans
Over 256,000 pounds of Hormel Foods Corporation's Dinty Moore Beef Stew have been recalled
The recall occurred after Hormel Foods reported that the 20-ounce cans may be contaminated with "foreign material," specifically wood
Officials say that anyone who purchased the specific cans printed with the lot code of "T02045" should throw them away or return themConsumers who have recently purchased canned beef stew should check their labels.
In a press release published on Wednesday, May 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Georgia-based Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling roughly 256,185 pounds of canned beef stew product that may be contaminated with "foreign material," specifically wood.
The recall includes Hormel's 20-ounce metal cans of Dinty Moore Beef Stew. The cans have a best-by date of February 2028 as well as a lot code of "T02045" and the establishment number "EST 199G" printed on the can.
These products were produced on Feb. 4, 2025, according to the USDA. The recall is being considered a Class I, meaning that the products pose a "health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."
Officials discovered this issue when Hormel notified the USDA about three consumer complaints about finding pieces of wood in the beef stew.
"Out of an abundance of caution, Hormel Foods is voluntarily recalling 17,080 cases of a single code date of 20 oz. DINTY MOORE® Beef Stew as it may contain extraneous wood material," the company told PEOPLE in a statement. "No other DINTY MOORE® products are affected, and no illnesses or injuries have been reported in association with this recall."
The USDA confirmed in the press release that there have been no official reports of injury so far regarding the recall. Officials say that anyone who has purchased these cans of beef stew should not consume them, and instead throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased.
"All information related to the recall can be found here or consumers can contact Hormel Foods Customer Relations via email here, via chat at or at 1-800-523-4635, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays," Hormel added in its statement.
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A number of other reports about contamination in food have led to recalls in the past several months. In March, Coca-Cola issued a recall of select soda packs due to foreign object contamination.
The drink brand initially recalled specific 12-packs of Coca-Cola 12-oz. cans on March 6. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said at the time that the Class II recall included 864 units of 12-packs of soda.
The recalled products were distributed in Illinois and Wisconsin, per the report, and the specific product codes of affected products can be found on the FDA's website.
Just one week prior, another a recall was issued for nearly 30,000 pounds of Chomps beef snacks after "pieces of metal" were reportedly found in the product.
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