FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0120-2025

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

The outer package of the recalled product, Shirakiku Korean Seasoned Seaweed Korean Seaweed, is INCORRECTLY labeled as follows: (Principal Display Panel) Roasted Seaweed 10-0.91 OZ (26 G) PACKAGES (NET WT 9.1 OZ (260 G). (Back Display) ROASTED SEAWEED Organic Yaki Nori Ingredients: Organic Seaweed. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 PRODUCT OF KOREA UPC 074410495534 ITEM 49549B. The recalled product was distributed in cases identified as Wismettac ITEM No.51603 SEASONED SEAWEED (KOREAN IWANORI FULL 5SH X 5PKG SHIRAKIKU) NET WT 12/3.5 OZ (100 G) DISTRIBUTED BY Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 PRODUCT OF KOREA. The CORRECT outer packaging is identified as follows: (Principal Display Panel) Shirakiku KOREAN SEASONED SEAWEED KOREAN SEAWEED 5-0.7 OZ (20G) PACKAGES NET WT. 3.5 OZ (100 G) (Back Display) KOREAN SEASONED SEAWEED INGREDIENTS: CORN OIL, SEAWEED, SEASAME OIL, SALT. CONTAINS SEASAME. DISTRIBUTED BY Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 PRODUCT OF KOREA ITEM NO. 51603 UPC 074410516031

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
All Best By Dates
Quantity
432 cases (5,184 individual packages

Why it was recalled

Undeclared allergens; sesame

Recalling firm

Firm
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
13409 Orden Dr, N/A, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670-6336

Distribution

Distribution pattern
CA, AZ, TX, NM, WA, NY, and NV

Timeline

Recall initiated
2024-10-09
FDA classified
2024-11-05
Posted by FDA
2024-11-06
Terminated
2024-12-31
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0120-2025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.