On May 28, 2025, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service released an update about the recall of canned beef stew by Hormel Foods Corporation. The company is recalling a total of approximately 256,185 pounds of product. The recall was initiated after the company received complaints from three consumers concerning wood fragments found in the product.
Highlights
- The Hormel Foods Corporation has initiated a nationwide recall of its Dinty Moore Beef Stew.
- The affected 20-ounce canned product was distributed across the United States.
- No cases of injury have been reported, and consumers who have this product can discard or return it.
Canned Dinty Moore Beef Stew is Being Recalled
Hormel Foods Corporation, a Fortune 500 food processing company headquartered in Austin, Minnesota, develops and distributes food products nationwide. A few days back, the company received complaints from three consumers regarding the presence of pieces of wood in their canned beef stew.
The company informed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. After that, Hormel Foods Corporation announced the recall of about 256,185 pounds of this canned beef stew. The FSIS released a public announcement to alert consumers regarding contamination of Dinty Moore Beef Stew with foreign material. Fortunately, no cases of injury or food hazard due to this product have been reported to date.
Description of the Recalled Product
The canned beef stew that is being recalled can be identified by retailers and consumers across the nation with the following details on the can.
- Product name: Dinty Moore BEEF STEW
- Type of container: Metal can
- Product size: 20-oz
- Produced on: February 4, 2025
- Best by date: February 2028
- Lot code: T02045
- Establishment number: EST 199G
FSIS and Hormel Foods Corporation are equally concerned about consumers having this product. As per the advisory, if anyone has the above-mentioned product in their pantry, they should either discard it or bring it back to the store where it was bought.
