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Arbre Farms Recalls Organic Green Beans Due to Listeria Risk

Arbre Farms recalls 1500 lbs of organic green beans due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your freezer for affected lots.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1170-2019Food Arbre Farms ›

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Recalling firmArbre Farms, Inc.6362 N 192nd Ave · Walkerville, MI 49459-8601

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Arbre Farms, Inc. is recalling Organic Green Beans (1-inch cut) because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 1500 pounds of product distributed in California. Consumers should check their freezers for the specific batch number to determine if their item is affected. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17877-arbre-farms-recalls-organic-green-beans-due-to-listeria-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17877-arbre-farms-recalls-organic-green-beans-due-to-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1170-2019

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“Arbre Farms Recalls Organic Green Beans Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17877-arbre-farms-recalls-organic-green-beans-due-to-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1170-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1170-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Jan. 3, 2019, that Arbre Farms voluntarily recalled Organic Green Beans due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes hazard, according to the FDA.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Arbre Farms
Product: Organic Green Beans, 1" cut, IQF 1500# tote
Batch code: 257-17
Quantity: 1500 pounds
Distribution: CA

The hazard

The product is subject to recall because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Wellsley Farms Salmon Recall (2026-02-10), Oregon Potato Company Recalls Frozen Blueberries Due to Listeria Risk (2026-02-12), and Southern Rocklobster Australian Greenlip Abalone Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (2025-12-24).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Organic Green Beans, 1-inch cut, IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) packaged in 1500-pound totes. The specific affected batch number is 257-17. The product was distributed in California.

Brand
Arbre Farms
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop Using the Product
Do not consume the Organic Green Beans if you have Batch 257-17.
Discard or Return
The record does not specify a return or disposal method, so please contact Arbre Farms, Inc. for instructions.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California.

FDA distribution: “CA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

Jan 3, 2019Firm started the recall
Mar 15, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Mar 27, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
May 21, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17877-arbre-farms-recalls-organic-green-beans-due-to-listeria-risk">Arbre Farms Recalls Organic Green Beans Due to Listeria Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1170-2019 (January 3, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1170-2019 to see it in context.
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