Hormel Foods recall: 256,000 pounds of Dinty Moore beef stew may be contaminated with wood. Check your cans right now
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) has issued the nationwide recall for some 256,185 pounds of Dinty Moore Beef Stew, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On Wednesday, the USDA announced the Tucker Georgia-based company’s canned beef stew products may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered after Hormel Foods notified the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (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. What product is being recalled? The recalled products include Dinty Moore Beef Stew 20-oz. produced on February 4, 2025 [view labels], which can be identified with the following details: Best by date: February 2028 Impacted lot code: T02045 (the lot code may have an additional number at the end) Establishment Number: EST 199G What should I do if I have the recalled Hormel Foods Dinty Moore product? First, do not eat the recalled food product, according to Foodsafety.gov. Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it, and should throw it away or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is concerned that some Dinty Moore Beef Stew 20-oz. cans may be in consumers’ pantries. (FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.) Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Hormel Foods Corporation at 800-523-4635. More information about food recalls is available at the FSIS website. Hormel Foods earnings On Thursday, Hormel Foods Corporation reported earnings results for the second quarter of 2025 ending in April. The company met expectations for earnings per share (EPS) but slightly missed on revenue with $2.9 billion, just under the forecasted $2.92 billion. That represents a year-over-year increase of 0.4%, and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35 for the same period, compared to $0.38 a year ago. Shares of the stock were down about 1% in midday trading on Thursday. The company had a market cap of $16.32 billion at the time of this writing.
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) has issued the nationwide recall for some 256,185 pounds of Dinty Moore Beef Stew, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Here’s what you need to know.
What’s happened?
On Wednesday, the USDA announced the Tucker Georgia-based company’s canned beef stew products may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The problem was discovered after Hormel Foods notified the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (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.
What product is being recalled?
The recalled products include Dinty Moore Beef Stew 20-oz. produced on February 4, 2025 [view labels], which can be identified with the following details:
- Best by date: February 2028
- Impacted lot code: T02045 (the lot code may have an additional number at the end)
- Establishment Number: EST 199G
What should I do if I have the recalled Hormel Foods Dinty Moore product?
First, do not eat the recalled food product, according to Foodsafety.gov.
Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it, and should throw it away or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that some Dinty Moore Beef Stew 20-oz. cans may be in consumers’ pantries. (FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.)
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Hormel Foods Corporation at 800-523-4635. More information about food recalls is available at the FSIS website.
Hormel Foods earnings
On Thursday, Hormel Foods Corporation reported earnings results for the second quarter of 2025 ending in April. The company met expectations for earnings per share (EPS) but slightly missed on revenue with $2.9 billion, just under the forecasted $2.92 billion. That represents a year-over-year increase of 0.4%, and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35 for the same period, compared to $0.38 a year ago.
Shares of the stock were down about 1% in midday trading on Thursday. The company had a market cap of $16.32 billion at the time of this writing.
