In a world built on convenience and innovation, the safety of the products we use, the cars we drive and the food we eat is essential to how we live.
If anything should go wrong with these products, cars or food, that can pose serious risks to our safety.
That’s where recalls come in. Recalls are designed to protect the public from harm, whether its contaminated cucumbers, faulty faucets or defective Ford vehicles.
Here are the most important food, product, and car recalls you should know about for the week of May 26-June 1.
5 food, vehicle and product recalls between May 26 and June 1
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start Date | Week of May 26-June 1 |
| Who’s affected? | People who bought certain Ford vehicles, faucets, cucumbers sold at Walmart, children’s toy snowmen and Hormel’s Dinty Moore Beef Stew |
| What’s changing? | See each specific food, car or product recall for more information. |
| What will happen? | People will have to stop consuming or using the products, return them to their place of purchase, and/or throw the products out. |
Major automaker recalling 1M vehicles: If you have one of these vehicles, bring it to your dealer
Ford is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles due to a glitch with the rearview camera system in some models when the car is placed in reverse, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse,” the NHTSA said.
This glitch can increase the risk of a crash because of low visibility.
Owners can bring their affected Ford or Lincoln vehicles to their local dealership for a software update, which can also be done over the air.
To learn more about this Ford recall, you can check out our article on it.
FDA issues warning about cucumbers sold at Walmart in 15 states
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding a cucumber recall from Bedner Growers on May 19 affecting four additional cucumber products.
The reason for expanding the recall is due to a Salmonella outbreak that spread to 15 states, and sickened 26 people, including nine that were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Customers who have purchased these cucumbers should throw them out and not consume them.
To read more about the products affected and states involved in the outbreak, you can find the information here.
Kitchen faucets sold on Amazon recalled due to lead exposure
Whisper08 recalled its VFAUOSIT kitchen faucets after testing found that lead can seep into the water at levels that can harm young children.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall covers all VFAUOSIT kitchen faucets under model number 06BNV. The faucets are a brushed nickel color with a pull-down detachable spray.
No injuries or illnesses were reported.
They were sold on Amazon for about $40 between January 2024 and May 2025 under the seller Whisper08.
Consumers should stop using the faucets and contact Whisper08 to receive disposal instructions and a refund. They must provide a photo of disposal and the order number for the product to get the refund.
If the faucets can’t be replaced right away, consumers should only drink water from the faucets after water has been running for 15 seconds.
Read more about the recall at CPSC’s website.
Children’s toy company recalling 30K ‘My First Snowman Toys’ due to choking hazard
Popular children’s toy manufacturer Step2 is recalling 30,800 “My First Snowman Toys” sold in the U.S. because of a choking hazard.
According to the CPSC, the top hat on the snowman toy can break into tiny pieces, causing serious risk or injury or death to children who might put the pieces in their mouths and choke on them.
No injuries were reported, but the company received 47 reports of the brim of the top hat breaking.
Step2 sold the recalled product online on its official website, Amazon, Walmart and Wayfair between March and December 2024 for $40.
Consumers should stop using the toy, keep it away from children and take off the snowman toy’s hat.
Read more about the recall at CPSC’s website.
Hormel recalls 256K pounds of canned beef stew due to contamination with wood fragments
Hormel Foods is recalling 256,000 pounds of its Dinty Moore Beef Stew due to potential contamination with wood fragments.
The 20-ounce cans of stew were shipped to retailers nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
“The problem was discovered after the establishment notified FSIS that they had received three consumer complaints reporting pieces of wood in the beef stew product,” according to FSIS.
No injuries have been reported.
The affected products contain a best by date of February 2028, lot code “T02045” and establishment number “EST 199G” printed on the can. The lot code might have an additional number printed at the end.
FSIS recommends consumers throw the product out out or return it to its place of purchase.
You can read more about the Hormel recall at FSIS’s website.
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