Food recall

Mutual Trading Company Inc. recall: Product is individually packaged in opaque airtight plastic packaging with Chinese lettering on one side

Mutual Trading Company Inc., of El Monte, CA, recalled Product is individually packaged in opaque airtight plastic packaging with Chinese lettering on one side. The FDA's reason: “Imported Monkfish Liver undeclared allergen (Milk).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 15, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 12, 2025. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed July 15, 2025

The recall

Company
Mutual Trading Company Inc. (El Monte, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Imported Monkfish Liver undeclared allergen (Milk)”
Where it was sold
Firm distributed product in CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, NJ, NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
96148

The product recalled

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

  • F-0534-2025 Class I

    Product is individually packaged in opaque airtight plastic packaging with Chinese lettering on one side. Opposite side contains English label that reads: #61122; ANKIMOBO (prepared Monkfish Liver) Ingredients: Monkfish Liver, Brewed Alcohol, (Rice, Rice Malt), Enzyme. CONTAINS: Fish (Monkfish), UPC code: 72546611224 Imported By Mutual Trading Co., Inc.; El Monte, CA 91731 North American Food Dist., Co., Inc.; W. Sacramento, CA 95691; Product of China; NET WT: 7.05 OZ (200 g) "Keep Under Refrigeration"; #16143N

    Codes: Two lots: Best By 11/15/2024 Best BY 06/30/2025

    Quantity: 70 cases

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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 February 12, 2025.

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.