Food recall: IQF Green beans, sold as Not Ready To Eat (NRTE) product for use in foodservice or manufacturing applications. The produ
FDA enforcement event 78988 is a food recall by National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle of Seattle, WA, initiated 19 Jan 2018 and classified Class II, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 56% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 15 May 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle has 2 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 9 product records per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle, Seattle, WA.
Reason for recall
"Frozen green beans are recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes."
Distribution
"distributed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IL, KS, MI, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, TN, TX, VA, and WA."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0824-2018 | IQF Green beans, sold as Not Ready To Eat (NRTE) product for use in foodservice or manufacturing applications. The product cases are labeled with instructions to cook product. -No brand name, NFFC item #15001-01070, no UPC, packaged in 30 lbs. case. -Bountiful Harvest Foundations brand, NFFC item #22486-11918 and UPC… | 14,235 cases of green beans; | Class II | Terminated | 28 Feb 2018 |
| F-0825-2018 | IQF blend product sold as Not Ready To Eat (NRTE) product for use in foodservice or manufacturing applications. The product cases are labeled with instructions to cook product. -Monarch brand, IQF frozen Capri Vegetable Blend, Ingredients: Carrots, Green Beans, Yellow Squash, and Zucchini. NFFC item #58108-00602, UPC… | 2,814 cases of mixed vegetables. | Class II | Terminated | 28 Feb 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2015 | Italian Green Beans. Product is IQF frozen, not ready to eat, each label carries cooking instructions. Packages sizes: 1 | Food | Class II | 9 |
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Frozen green beans are recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "distributed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IL, KS, MI, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, TN, TX, VA, and WA."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 15 May 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.