Food recall

AKT Trading Inc. recall: Menma Ajitsuke prepared bamboo shoots

AKT Trading Inc., of Torrance, CA, recalled Menma Ajitsuke prepared bamboo shoots. The FDA's reason: “CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable.” 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 19, 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed April 29, 2025

The recall

Company
AKT Trading Inc. (Torrance, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable.”
Where it was sold
Product was sold only to one local direct account with several retail locations all in the Southern California area.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
96243

The product recalled

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

  • F-0554-2025 Class I

    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.

    Codes: Expiration 01/29/2025

    Quantity: 1200 units

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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 19, 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.