CLASS II Food recall · Reported 22 Nov 2023 · FDA Enforcement Report
Takumi frozen tuna ground meat, raw but ready to eat recalled
Tokai Denpun USA is recalling Takumi frozen tuna ground meat, raw but ready to eat, distributed in California, North Carolina, Nevada, Texas. The recall was initiated on 5 Oct 2021 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-0409-2024
- FDA event ID
- 93190
- Recalling firm
- Tokai Denpun USA, Redmond, WA
- Brand
- Takumi
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 5 Oct 2021
- FDA classified
- 13 Nov 2023
- Reported
- 22 Nov 2023
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Telephone
- Reason category
- E. coli
- Product category
- Ready Meals
Timeline
| 5 Oct 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 13 Nov 2023 | Classified by FDA | +769 days |
| 22 Nov 2023 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Histamine, high total plate count, coliforms, and E.coli (serotype is unknown).
Some strains of E. coli, such as O157:H7, produce a toxin that can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and, in a small number of cases, kidney failure.
Product as listed by the FDA
Takumi brand frozen tuna ground meat, raw but ready to eat, vacuum packaged units in fiber boxes, net wt. 11 lbs. per box. individual units were sold by weight at the point of sale. Product of Fiji, and imported by Tokai Denpun USA INC. Bellevue, WA. Vacuum package label is read in parts: Product of Fiji - Frozen Tuna Ground Meat, Keep Frozen.
Where it was distributed
Distributed in CA, NC, NV, and TX between August 2021 and September 2021.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Histamine, high total plate count, coliforms, and E.coli (serotype is unknown).
Which lots are affected?
No codes printed on master cases or on vacuum original packages. The firm assigned their internal warehouse inventory system lot code for ground tuna for the first shipment as W7032594. However, upon return, the cases were assigned a new lot code W7034335 to segregate it away from the rest of the shipment in the warehouse inventory system. The second shipment internal lot code for the ground tuna is W7034472.
Where was it sold?
Distributed in CA, NC, NV, and TX between August 2021 and September 2021.
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
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.