CLASS I Food recall · Reported 19 Feb 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Menma Ajitsuke prepared bamboo shoots recalled by AKT Trading
AKT Trading is recalling Menma Ajitsuke prepared bamboo shoots, distributed in California. The recall was initiated on 15 Jan 2025 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-0554-2025
- FDA event ID
- 96243
- Recalling firm
- AKT Trading, Torrance, CA
- Brand
- Menma Ajitsuke
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 15 Jan 2025
- FDA classified
- 13 Feb 2025
- Reported
- 19 Feb 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Packaging Defects
- Product category
- Other
Timeline
| 15 Jan 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Classified by FDA | +29 days |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable.
Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.
Product as listed by the FDA
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.
Where it was distributed
Product was sold only to one local direct account with several retail locations all in the Southern California area.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
CHOSHIYA branded MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS missing "Keep Refrigerated" statement on package and are not shelf stable.
Which lots are affected?
Expiration 01/29/2025
Where was it sold?
Product was sold only to one local direct account with several retail locations all in the Southern California area.
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.
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