Food Safety

Green beans, mixed vegetables recalled

Vegetables may be contaminated with Listeria

National Frozen Foods Corporation is voluntarily recalling Not-Ready-To-Eat, Individually Quick Frozen green beans and mixed vegetables because they could potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The products were distributed to food service accounts in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. They were distributed between Aug. 18, 2017 and Jan. 12, 2018.

The recalled items can be identified by the date codes printed on the back of the 32oz. sized bag or the side of the master case. Only the following codes are affected by this recall:

Brand Listed on Packaging Commodity Net Weight NFFC Item #

Customer # Lot Information / Code Printed On Packaging

Bountiful Harvest Foundations Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 22486-11918

2229881 17100903A02

Bountiful Harvest Originals Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 22486-11908

2229871 17100903A02

Monarch Capri Blend 20 LB. 58108-00602

670229 38511-7H11G3N

Monarch Capri Blend 20 LB. 58108-00602

670229 38511-7H11H3N

NW Treasure Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 62406-90007

3828405 17102603A02

Simplot Classic Meadow Blend 32 oz. 71179-67166 965AUG081705H

Sysco Classic Cut Green Beans 32 oz. 74865-04977

1435197 17102703A03

Sysco Imperial Whole Green Beans 32 oz. 74865-24917

2101855 17102703A03

(No Brand Name) Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 15001-01070 38627-7H28A3N

(No Brand Name) Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 15001-01070 38627-7H28B3N

(No Brand Name) Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 15001-01070 38627-7H28C3N

(No Brand Name) Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 15001-01070 38627-7H28D3N

(No Brand Name) Cut Green Beans 30 LB. 15001-01070 38627-7H28E3N

Valamont* Cut Green Beans 32 oz. 72608-12082 38474-7H08F3N

Valamont Cut Green Beans 20 LB. 72608-12150 38510-7H11F3N

The World's Harvest* Cut Green Beans 32 oz. WRH99-FV021 38475-7H08F3N

The World's Harvest* Cut Green Beans 32oz. WRH99-FV021 38475-7H08G3N

The recall was initiated based on third-party test results. There have been no illnesses reported to date. The product should be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-253-8269, Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Pacific Time).

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Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.