Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0554-2025
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
Menma Ajitsuke prepared bamboo shoots; Product of Japan; Manufactured by: Choshiya Honten CO., LTD. Hamamatsu 431-1103 Japan UPC 4 923673 527332. Product is packaged in 8.8 OZ Plastic Pouches. 60 units per case.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Expiration 01/29/2025
- Quantity
- 1200 units
Why it was recalled
CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- AKT Trading Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 2161 W 182nd St Ste 102, Torrance, California 90504-4350
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product was sold only to one local direct account with several retail locations all in the Southern California area.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2025-01-15
- FDA classified
- 2025-02-13
- Posted by FDA
- 2025-02-19
- Terminated
- 2025-04-29
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0554-2025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.