Class ITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
AKT Trading Inc.: food recall F-0554-2025
AKT Trading Inc. of Torrance, CA recalled Menma Ajitsuke prepared bamboo shoots; Product of Japan; Manufactured by: Choshiya Honten CO., LTD. Hamamatsu 431-1103… Reason: CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable. The FDA listed it as Class I in its Enforcement Report dated Feb 19, 2025; distribution: California.
Record status as published: Terminated (terminated Apr 29, 2025). openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Recall details
- 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.
- Product quantity
- 1200 units
- Reason for recall
- CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable.
- Codes, lots and dates on the package
- Expiration 01/29/2025
- Distribution pattern
- Product was sold only to one local direct account with several retail locations all in the Southern California area.
- Recalling firm
- AKT Trading Inc., Torrance, CA
- Classification
- Class I — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm first notified customers
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
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Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Recall initiated by the firm | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Classified by the FDA | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Published in the Enforcement Report | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Terminated | Apr 29, 2025 |
Other recalls by AKT Trading Inc.
- F-0680-2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Class I — Various non-shelf stable packaged vegetables missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on label.
- F-0679-2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Class I — Various non-shelf stable packaged vegetables missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on label.
- F-0678-2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Class I — Various non-shelf stable packaged vegetables missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on label.
- F-0677-2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Class I — Various non-shelf stable packaged vegetables missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on label.
- F-0676-2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Class I — Various non-shelf stable packaged vegetables missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on label.
- F-0675-2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Class I — Various non-shelf stable packaged vegetables missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on label.
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Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA food enforcement reports, recall number F-0554-2025 (openFDA record). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).
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