• Good and Gather canned green beans were recalled over potential contamination with a foreign object.
  • It’s currently unclear what the foreign object might be.
  • The green beans were sold at Target—here’s how to figure out if you have an impacted lot.

Del Monte Foods has recalled nearly 200,000 cans of Target’s Good & Gather Cut Green Beans, a pantry staple, due to potential contamination with a “foreign object.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall as “ongoing” and has not yet published a statement with full details, including what the foreign object might be. In any case, the recall is categorized as a Class II which means using impacted product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” according to the agency.

The recall was originally initiated on February 12 but was classified on March 13.

How to identify recalled green beans

The recalled green beans were sold at Target stores in 21 states including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The packaging identification numbers are as follows:

  • Size: 14.5 ounces
  • UPC Code: 0 85239-11628 9
  • Best-By: October 28, 2026
  • Lot: 7AA 418507
  • Distributed by: Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Neither the FDA nor Del Monte have offered specific instructions for what to do if you have recalled product at home, but the standard recommendation is to not consume it, but rather throw it away or return it to its place of purchase.

More about the rise in food recalls

Other wellness and food products recently impacted by recalls include acne treatments, canned tuna, pancake mix, and more. A February report published by the Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit consumer protection group, analyzed data from food recalls in 2024 and found that there were about 300 food recalls last year, leading to nearly 1,400 illnesses associated with pathogens like salmonella, E. coli, and others.

Food safety experts attribute the rise in numbers to a few causes, including a lack of proper sanitation practices and increased monitoring and reporting of these issues overall. “We don’t find outbreaks if we don’t look for them,” Barbara Kowalcyk, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security at George Washington University previously told Prevention. “We’re doing more investigations, but we also have better tools to do investigations with.” As a result, the U.S. may be going through more outbreaks than before, but the food supply is becoming more tightly regulated, she said.