Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0027-2021
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Shirakiku brand Black Fungus (Kikurage); 5 lb. bag, 6 x 5 lb. bags per case Item # 60403; UPC 0 74410 60403 5 Ingredients: Back Fungus, Contains: Sulfites Product of China Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. Santa Fe Springs, CA, 90670
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- There are not lot codes on the product, just best before dates. All dates are included in the recall.
- Quantity
- 16,453 bags
Why it was recalled
California Department of Public Health sampled and tested Shirakiku brand Black Fungus and found it contain Salmonella ssp. serogroup B.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Wismettac Asian Foods, INC
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 13409 Orden Dr, N/A, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670-6336
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI. IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2020-09-21
- FDA classified
- 2020-10-16
- Posted by FDA
- 2020-10-28
- Terminated
- 2020-11-03
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0027-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.