Urgent Vegetable Recall At Target In Illinois, 20 Other States

Whether or not this urgent recall affects you can be determined by answering a few pretty simple questions:

• Do you buy green beans?
• If so, do you buy canned green beans?
• If yes to both of those: Do you, or did you, buy canned green beans at Target?

A quick phone call to my wife at home this morning got me these answers from our house. Yes. Yes. And, no...we think...but we're not sure...okay, we really have no idea...I'm checking now...

This product recall is well worth checking your home pantry for the product in question, because this particular food product recall falls under a Class-II designation, which is the second highest risk level in food recalls, meaning that the “product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”

The only class higher than Class-II is Class-I, which identifies "a risk of serious health risks or death," according to the FDA's website.

This Started Back In Early February When "Good & Gather" (Target's Store Brand) Announced A Recall Of Their Cut Green Beans Due To A Foreign Object, But Now It's Gotten More Serious In March

The announcement of the recall, which is still being called an "ongoing recall," has not mentioned or detailed whether or not anyone who has consumed the green beans involved in this recall have gotten sick or been injured. They have also not specified what "foreign object" contaminated the cans of green beans.

Including Illinois, the recall covers these states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Here's What To Look For, And What To Do If You Find The Recalled Canned Green Beans At Home

You're looking for: Good & Gather Cut Green Beans

• Lot number: 7AA 418507
• Universal Product Code (UPC): 0 85239-11628 9
• Best by date: 10/28/2026
• Size: 14.5 ounces (411 grams)

While there are no instructions on the FDA website about what to do with the recalled product, the general rule of thumb is to avoid consumption, then either throw away the recalled product or return to the place of purchase for a full refund.