CLASS II Food recall · Reported 30 Aug 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report

IQF Green Beans, Keep Frozen recalled by Lakeside Foods

Lakeside Foods is recalling IQF Green Beans, Keep Frozen, distributed in 17 states. The recall was initiated on 10 Aug 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

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Lot, batch or date codesCode information [Production Code, Best By]: 1) MTAB7117, 08/2019; 2) MTAB7117, 07/2019 and 08/2019, 3) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 4) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 5) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 6) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 7) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 8) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 9) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 10) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 11) MTAB7157, 07/2019

Quantity recalled1,856 cases (total)

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number: F-3456-2017
FDA event ID: 77887
Recalling firm: Lakeside Foods, Manitowoc, WI
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 10 Aug 2017
FDA classified: 23 Aug 2017
Reported: 30 Aug 2017
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Reason category: Listeria
Product category: Beans & Lentils

Timeline

10 Aug 2017	Recall initiated by company
23 Aug 2017	Classified by FDA	+13 days
30 Aug 2017	Published in enforcement report	+7 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

IQF French Style Green Beans and IQF Cut Green Beans may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.

Product as listed by the FDA

IQF Green Beans, Keep Frozen. 11 varieties, packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1) Bountiful Harvest French Style Green Beans, 1 - 10lb carton/case; 2) GFS French Style Green Beans, 12 32oz (2lb) poly bags per case; 3) Bountiful Harvest Cut Green Beans, 1 20lb carton/case; 4) West Creek Cut Green Beans, 12 32oz (2lb) poly bags per case; 5) Bountiful Harvest Cut Green Beans, 12 32oz (2lb) poly bags per case; 6) Sysco Classic Cut Green Beans, 12 32oz (2lb) poly bags per case; 7) Sysco Classic Cut Green Beans, 1 30lb carton/case; 8) Sysco Reliance Cut Green Beans, 1 30lb carton/case; 9) Elan Cut Green Beans, 12 32oz (2lb) poly bags per case; 10) Marquis Cut Green Beans, 1 30lb carton/case; 11) Monarch Cut Green Beans, 1 20lb carton/case

Where it was distributed

Distributors in 17 states: WI, TN, KY, OH, MI, FL, PA, GA, TX, KS, NE, MN, OK, LA, MO, SD, MS

Florida Georgia Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wisconsin

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

IQF French Style Green Beans and IQF Cut Green Beans may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Which lots are affected?

Code information [Production Code, Best By]: 1) MTAB7117, 08/2019; 2) MTAB7117, 07/2019 and 08/2019, 3) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 4) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 5) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 6) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 7) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 8) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 9) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 10) MTAB7157, 07/2019, 11) MTAB7157, 07/2019

Where was it sold?

Distributors in 17 states: WI, TN, KY, OH, MI, FL, PA, GA, TX, KS, NE, MN, OK, LA, MO, SD, MS

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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