A recall first announced on July 16, 2025 by Queen Bee Gardens, based in Lovell, Wyoming, for two honey products due to contamination with pieces of metal remains ongoing. Food contaminated with foreign objects, such as pieces of metal, has the potential to cause severe harm, including choking, injury, illness, damage to teeth and tongue, or even death.
Background
How the presence of metal in the recalled food was discovered has not been announced.
This recall is classified as a class II recall, meaning that “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.”
Distribution
The affected products were distributed across the United States.
Product Details
| Product | Weight | Packaging | UPC Code | Lot Code | Quantity Recalled |
| QBee Whipped Honey Pure | 11 oz | Jar | 788394182006 | 206235 | 112 jars |
| QBee Whipped Honey Huckleberry | 788394182259 | 206305 | 24 jars |
Consumer and Commercial Action
Consumers and commercial entities should search their homes and businesses to see if they have the impacted products.
As with food recalls, it is strongly advised to discontinue use of the affected product even if it looks or smells safe to eat or if there are no visible signs of contamination by foreign objects. Foreign material embedded in the recalled products may be too small to be seen by the human eye.
Anyone in possession of the products should not sell, serve, donate, or distribute them.
Consumers should contact the place of purchase to see if the impacted product can be returned for a refund or should be thrown away.
Health Risks
The recall notice did not say if there have been any reports of injuries in connection with the consumption of the impacted products.
Any consumer who has been exposed to the affected products, and is experiencing sickness or injury, should contact their medical provider immediately.
According to national food poisoning law firm Ron Simon & Associates, any food contaminated with metal can be dangerous to any consumer.
Food contaminated with foreign material has the potential to cause severe harm, including choking, injury, illness, damage to teeth, gums, tongue, throat, mouth, stomach, and intestines or even death in most people. Infants, the elderly, and recent surgery patients could also be at extreme risk of serious injury.
