Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Fish Ball Products recalled

Timeline

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Array. Editor’s Note: June 25, 2025: Starway International Group, LLC, expanded its recall of Siluriformes fish products to include two additional products and additional total poundage (See Recall 021-2025-EXP).    WASHINGTON, June 12, 2025 - Starway International Group, LLC, in Maspeth, N.Y., is recalling approximately 9,513 pounds of ineligible frozen Siluriformes fish ball products that were produced by an establishment in Vietnam that is not eligible to export Siluriformes fish to the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall, regardless of expiration date [view labels]. 16-oz. plastic bag packages containing “Cá Viên Trắng WHITE FISH BALLS” with item number “81142103” printed on the label. 2-kg. plastic bag packages containing “Cá Viên Trắng WHITE FISH BALLS” with item number “81142102” printed on the label. 16-oz. plastic bag packages containing “Cá Viên Chiên FRIED FISH BALLS” with item number “81142101” printed on the label. 2-kg. plastic bag packages containing “Cá Viên Chiên FRIED FISH BALLS” with item number “81142100” printed on the label. The product does not bear an establishment number nor a USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.             The problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance activities of imported products at a retail store in Massachusetts. There have been no confirmed rep

Foreign material recalls cover pieces of metal, plastic, glass, wood or other objects that got into the product during processing and could cause injury if eaten.

Product as listed by the USDA

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Where it was distributed

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