“Hormel Foods Corporation, a Tucker, Ga establishment, is recalling approximately 256,185 pounds of canned beef stew product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The canned beef stew item was produced on February 4, 2025. The following product is subject to recall: 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. The product subject to recall bears establishment number ‘EST 199G’ printed on the can. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide,” says a recall alert from the somehow still-functional USDA.
“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. There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider. 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,” the bulletin continued. You should probably see a doctor anyway if you’ve been consuming “Dinty Moore BEEF STEW” from a can.