Food recall

Wismettac Asian Foods, INC recall: CHOCOLATE MILK CHOCOLATE MEIJI

Wismettac Asian Foods, INC, of Santa Fe Springs, CA, recalled CHOCOLATE MILK CHOCOLATE MEIJI and 6 other products. The FDA's reason: “Some chocolate products imported from Japan do not have the English label for Nutrition facts, ingredients or allergens, which include milk, soy, egg, tree nuts.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 16, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 19, 2019. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed July 5, 2019

The recall

Company
Wismettac Asian Foods, INC (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Some chocolate products imported from Japan do not have the English label for Nutrition facts, ingredients or allergens, which include milk, soy, egg, tree nuts.”
Where it was sold
AZ, CA, CO, NV, TX, UT and one customer in Mexico
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82925

The 7 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1449-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE MILK CHOCOLATE MEIJI, 1.75 oz. Item number 70378 UPC 074410703783 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(4902777015927)

    Quantity: 90 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 12 / master case

  • F-1450-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE BLACK CHOCOLATE MEIJI, 1.75 oz. Item number 69341 UPC 074410693411 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(4902777090603)

    Quantity: 50 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 12 / master case

  • F-1451-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE ALMOND CHOCOLATE MEIJI, 3.1 oz. Item number 64344 UPC 074410643447 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(4902777004532)

    Quantity: 142 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 8 / master case

  • F-1452-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA MEIJI, 2.25 oz. Item number 69920 UPC 074410699208 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(4902777006284)

    Quantity: 103 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 8 / master case

  • F-1453-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE KINOKO NO YAMA MEIJI, 2.61 oz. Item number 65879 UPC 074410658793 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(4902777008592

    Quantity: 40 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 8 / master case

  • F-1454-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE TAKENOKO NO SATO MEIJI (Chocolate wheat snack, 2.46 oz. Item number 65880 UPC 074410658809 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(4902777111650)

    Quantity: 94 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 8 / master case

  • F-1455-2019 Class II

    CHOCOLATE CHOCO BABY (S) MEIJI, 1.19 oz. Item number 70582 UPC 074410705824 - only on those bars with English labeling. Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

    Codes: Bars with Japanese Bar code of JAN(45173653)

    Quantity: 61 cases (10 individual items in inner carton) x 12 / master case

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of June 19, 2019.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.