Nestle USA is recalling certain batches of its Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's frozen meals for possible contamination with “wood-like material" after a report of potential choking.
The recall applies to limited quantities of meals with best-before dates between September 2025 and April 2026. They include Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli, Lean Cuisine Spinach Artichoke Ravioli, Lean Cuisine Lemon Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry and Stouffer's Party Size Chicken Lasagna. The products were distributed to major stores in the U.S. between September 2024 and this month. No products beyond those listed are affected.
Nestle officials said they are working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture Department and investigating the source of the wood-like material. The company said it launched the recall after consumers reported the problem, including at least one potential choking incident.
Consumers should check batch codes and best-before dates in the company's recall listing to identify the effected products. The 10-digit batch code is printed on the side of product packages.
Don't prepare or consume the products; instead, return them to the store where they were purchased for a replacement or refund. Contact Nestle USA at (800) 681-1676 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday with any questions.
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows a box of a Lean Cuisine meal. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — Shelby Miller never developed into the ace the Arizona Diamondbacks envisioned following a blockbuster trade in December 2015.
Perhaps he can become the Diamondbacks' closer almost a decade later.
Miller earned his first save for Arizona on Thursday, working a perfect ninth inning to finish a 4-2 win over the New York Mets.
“It’s always good to get a win, however we can do it, however I contribute, whether we’re up one or 10,” Miller said. “I’ll pick up the ball whenever my name is called.”
Miller picked up the save hours after Arizona's bullpen was thrown into further disarray when Justin Martinez was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Martinez and A.J. Puk, who was shifted to the 60-day IL as he recovers from a left elbow injury, combined for seven of the Diamondbacks’ first nine saves.
“It doesn’t mean he’s going to close every game,” manager Torey Lovullo said after Miller threw just eight pitches. “But he’s going to get some save opportunities for sure.”
Miller was one of the most promising young starters in baseball when the Diamondbacks acquired him from the Atlanta Braves on Dec. 9, 2015, for a package that included Dansby Swanson, the first overall pick in the 2015 draft.
But Miller, who had a 3.22 ERA for the Braves and St. Louis Cardinals in his first four big league seasons, went 3-12 with a 6.15 ERA in 20 starts in 2016 before undergoing Tommy John surgery after four starts in 2017 — Lovullo’s first year as manager.
“That makes the save a little bit better,” Miller said with a smile. “I couldn’t be more happy for him to get this W."
“The fact that we’re connected that way, it does mean a lot,” Lovullo said.
Miller played for three other teams and had moved to the bullpen by the time Swanson won the World Series with Atlanta in 2021. After pitching briefly for the San Francisco Giants in 2022 and recording a 1.71 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, Miller appeared in a career-high 51 games for the Detroit Tigers last season.
The 34-year-old right-hander signed a non-roster deal with Arizona in February and is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 13 appearances this season. The save Thursday was the fourth of his career.
“It’s a story of perseverance. For me, it’s a story about a guy that just is never giving up,” Lovullo said. “He’s bounced around over the course of his career through a bunch of organizations, but he has never given up. And we’re getting those benefits now.”
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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller, left, throws to first base as New York Mets' Jeff McNeil beats the throw for a single during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, right, celebrates with pitcher Shelby Miller, left, after a baseball game against the New York Mets, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
