Food recall

J F C International Inc recall: J-Basket Premium Korean Seaweed Snack - Wasabi flavor on outer wrap for 3 inner packages Inner packages labeled...

J F C International Inc, of Commerce, CA, recalled J-Basket Premium Korean Seaweed Snack - Wasabi flavor on outer wrap for 3 inner packages Inner packages labeled.... The FDA's reason: “Wasabi Flavor Seaweed snack is incorrectly packaged in Original Seaweed Flavor package which does not declare FD&C Yellow 5 and FD&C Blue No 1.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 8, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 21, 2021. 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed May 24, 2021

The recall

Company
J F C International Inc (Commerce, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Wasabi Flavor Seaweed snack is incorrectly packaged in Original Seaweed Flavor package which does not declare FD&C Yellow 5 and FD&C Blue No 1.”
Where it was sold
CA, WA, AZ, TX, LA, AR, KY, NE, WI, IL, MO, IA, OH, MI.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87706

The product recalled

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

  • F-0429-2021 Class II

    J-Basket Premium Korean Seaweed Snack - Wasabi flavor on outer wrap for 3 inner packages Inner packages labeled J-Basket Premium Seaweed Snack - Original. Net Wt 0.52 oz. (15g) 3-0.17 oz. (5g) packs Distributed by JFC International Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90040 Wasabi outer package UPC 0 11152 29507 7 Ingredients: Wasabi: Seaweed, corn oil, sesame oil, wasabi powder (mustard {Ally Isothiocyante, Maltodextrin, arabic gum, palm oil, rosemary oleoresini}, dextrin, wasabi, FD&C Yellow #5, FD&C Blue No 1. Ingredients Original: Seaweed, Corn oil, Sesame oil, Salt.

    Codes: Best Before: 01.03.2022 / 01.10.2022, JFC Item#29507

    Quantity: 451 boxes

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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 April 21, 2021.

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.