Alright folks, if you’ve got a pantry full of canned goods — and let’s be honest, we all do — it’s time to hit pause and do a little label check, because the Food and Drug Administration just slapped a recall notice on a pretty common household item.
And not just any brand — we’re talking about Target’s very own Good & Gather line. Specifically? Their “cut green beans.”
Yep, you read that right. Hundreds of thousands of cans have been pulled from the shelves, and here’s why: the FDA says there’s a foreign object lurking in the product.
Now, they didn’t say what the object is — and believe me, that little detail has got people scratching their heads — but they did go ahead and classify the recall as a Class II, which is FDA-speak for: “This could cause some health issues, but probably not the life-threatening kind.” Still, nothing you want sitting on your plate next to mashed potatoes.
Let’s unpack this: the recall went public on February 12, and it took about a month for the FDA to officially put it in that Class II category on March 13. That’s the middle ground — not a full-blown panic like a Class I (which means the risk of death or serious health effects), but serious enough to warrant a mass pull from store shelves across 21 states.
The cans in question? Produced by Del Monte Foods, a major name in canned goods, and shipped to Target locations from California to the Carolinas, from Texas to New York.
So if you live in one of those 21 states, you’ll want to check your stash for the lot number 7AA 418507, UPC 0 85239-11628 9, and a best-by date of October 28, 2026. Oh, and it’s the 14.5-ounce can. If that’s in your cupboard? Don’t eat it — toss it.
Target’s official advice: dispose of the product and give their guest relations a ring at 1-800-440-0680 for a refund. So far, no reports of illness, and no word yet from Target or Del Monte about what exactly got into those beans, but you can bet a whole lot of folks are now giving side-eye to their canned veggies.
