Stouffer’s and Lean Cuisine Frozen Dinners Recalled Over Potential Presence of ‘Wood-Like Material’

Fans of the Stouffer’s and Lean Cuisine frozen meals on offer at grocers and convenience stores nationwide may want to check their freezers to see if their purchases are party to the most recent food recall making headlines.

Stouffer’s and Lean Cuisine Meals Under Recall

According to a March 17 Nestlé press release, a variety of Stouffer’s and Lean Cuisine products — produced between August 2024 and March 2025 and sold between September 2024 and March 2025 — have been recalled due to the potential presence of “wood-like material” contained within. The company further indicated that at least one potential choking incident, to date, had been reported.

On the list of the dinners that may have the potential issue:

• Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli
• Lean Cuisine Spinach Artichoke Ravioli
• Lean Cuisine Lemon Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry
• Stouffer’s Party Size Chicken Lasagna

Batch codes and best-before dates were provided by Nestlé in its press release, and the company indicated that affected consumers should contact Nestlé USA at 800-681-1676, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

An investigation has been initiated as it related to the wood-like substance reportedly found in the affected meals, although the company was quick to underscore the belief that this was an isolated incident.

RECALL ALERT 🚨 Some Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's frozen meals are being voluntarily recalled over the "potential presence" of a "wood-like material," Nestlé USA has announced. https://t.co/ocb668kBlv

— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 19, 2025

“We are working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on this recall and will cooperate with them fully,” the company wrote in remarks closing out the press release.

“The quality, safety and integrity of our products remain our number one priority. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this action represents to both our consumers and retail customers,” it added.

This latest recall follows several that have made headlines over the course of the last year, but food recalls were actually down in 2024 versus 2023, as The Scientific American reported. However, there were more deaths related to food poisoning in 2024 versus 2023, making the severity of said recalls more of a prominent issue.