CLASS I Food recall · Reported 8 Nov 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Item # 025 - 025-5X5 Imitation Lobster Ball Net Weight recalled
America New York Ri Wang Food Group is recalling Item # 025 - 025-5X5 Imitation Lobster Ball Net Weight: 25LB (400 OZ), distributed in 7 states. The recall was initiated on 20 Sep 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0075-2018
- FDA event ID
- 78147
- Recalling firm
- America New York Ri Wang Food Group, Maspeth, NY
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 20 Sep 2017
- FDA classified
- 27 Oct 2017
- Reported
- 8 Nov 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Undeclared Milk
- Product category
- Crab & Lobster
Timeline
| 20 Sep 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 27 Oct 2017 | Classified by FDA | +37 days |
| 8 Nov 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Product contains undeclared milk.
Product as listed by the FDA
Item # 025 - 025-5X5 Imitation Lobster Ball Net Weight: 25LB (400 OZ) UPC 8 15655 01080 5; Imitation Lobster Balls Net Weight: 227g 8 oz (0.5lb) UPC 6 16641 46449 3; Imitation Lobster Balls Net Weight: 9 oz (0.56 lb) UPC 8 15655 01016 4
Where it was distributed
IL, NY, PA, MD, NJ, MA, RI Canada
IllinoisMassachusettsMarylandNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaRhode Island
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Product contains undeclared milk.
Which lots are affected?
All lot codes.
Where was it sold?
IL, NY, PA, MD, NJ, MA, RI Canada
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
5 other products · FDA event 78147This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Item #013 - Fried Pollock Balls Net Weight: 227g 8oz (0.5lb) recalled.
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