IQF Green beans, sold as Not Ready To Eat (NRTE) product for use in foodservice or manufacturing applications. The product cases are labeled with instructions to cook product. -No brand name, NFFC item #15001-01070, no UPC, packaged in 30 lbs. case. -Bountiful Harvest Foundations brand, NFFC item #22486-11918 and UPC #2229881, packaged in 30 lbs. case. -Bountiful Harvest Originals brand, NFFC item #22486-11908, UPC # 2229871, packaged in 30 lbs. case. -NW Treasure brand, NFFC item #

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0824-2018) was formally reported on February 28, 2018, with the manufacturer initiating the action on January 19, 2018. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Seattle, WA. Federal records indicate 14,235 cases of green beans; units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Frozen green beans are recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: distributed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IL, KS, MI, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, TN, TX, VA, and WA.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 8 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.