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Unrated Food recall · FDA · Published July 22, 2016

JML Ingredients IQF Cut Green Beans Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

JML Ingredients is recalling IQF Cut Green Beans (20 lb) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check lot numbers and expiration dates on packaging for affected items.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1537-2017FoodJML Ingredients ›
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Recalling firmJML Ingredients2019 Miller Rd · East Petersburg, PA 17520-1624
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What happened, in plain English

JML Ingredients is recalling IQF Cut Green Beans (20 lb) because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious illness. This recall affects products with specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the notice. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23748-jml-ingredients-iqf-cut-green-beans-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23748-jml-ingredients-iqf-cut-green-beans-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1537-2017

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“JML Ingredients IQF Cut Green Beans Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23748-jml-ingredients-iqf-cut-green-beans-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1537-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1537-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly. Contaminated food can lead to serious illness if eaten, though the risk is not guaranteed for all consumers.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased IQF Cut Green Beans from JML Ingredients with the listed lot numbers and expiration dates is affected. Pregnant women, newborns, and elderly individuals are at higher risk for serious illness from Listeria.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot number and expiration date on the packaging. Affected products have specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall notice, including 110815/15649 through 200915/15652.

  • Brand
    JML Ingredients
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the lot number and expiration date on the packaging to determine if your product is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

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

States: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 10 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 22, 201612. FDA classified it Class I: Feb 24, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 8, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 2, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1537-2017 (July 22, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1537-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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