Hormel Foods recalling beef stew cans that may be contaminated with wood

WASHINGTON, DC - Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling 256,185 pounds of canned beef stew that was produced at a facility in Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the 20 ounce metal cans of "Dinty Moore Beef Stew" may be contaminated with pieces of wood. The canned beef stew item was produced on February 4. Cans with “BEST BY FEB 2028” and lot code “T02045,” along with "EST 199G," printed on the can are being recalled. The lot code may have an additional number at the end.

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.

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