Green Beans -FoodService packages 827200Pu Tote Green Bean Cut Usa, Item no. 3883; Watts Brothers Cut Green Beans, item no. V5180; Sc 5197 12/2# Cut Green Beans, item no. V5403; Sr 3064 1/30# cut Green Beans, item no. V5405.

ConAgra Foods INC recalled Green Beans -FoodService packages in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on May 5, 2016.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Cut Green Beans are recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "distributed in AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, LA, MD, MN, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WI and in the following countries: Canada, Columbia, Japan, and Panama." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Omaha, NE. The recall covers 3,256,852 lbs of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Sep 21, 2016), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.