Food recall: Shirakiku brand Black Fungus (Kikurage); 5 lb. bag, 6 x 5 lb. bags per case Item # 60403; UPC 0 74410 60403 5…

Class I FDA enforcement event 86469. Recall start date: 21 Sep 2020. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 3 Nov 2020.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

California Department of Public Health sampled and tested Shirakiku brand Black Fungus and found it contain Salmonella ssp. serogroup B.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Wismettac Asian Foods, INC started this food recall on 21 Sep 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Santa Fe Springs, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 86469 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 28 Oct 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 3 Nov 2020.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI. IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada

Recalling firm

Wismettac Asian Foods, INC, Santa Fe Springs, CA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 86469: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-0027-2021	Shirakiku brand Black Fungus (Kikurage); 5 lb. bag, 6 x 5 lb. bags per case Item # 60403; UPC 0 74410 60403 5 Ingredients: Back Fungus, Contains: Sulfites Product of China Distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. Santa Fe Springs, CA, 90670	16,453 bags	Class I	Terminated	28 Oct 2020

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2020: 381
Share of these events in Class I: 35%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 13

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Wismettac Asian Foods, INC
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
16 Jan 2025	Front Panel: Shirakiku brand, CURVEE PUFFS CORN PUFF SNACK, Curry Flavor, NET WT 2.46 oz (70 g); Rear panel:Best Before	Food	Class I	3
9 Oct 2024	The outer package of the recalled product, Shirakiku Korean Seasoned Seaweed Korean Seaweed, is INCORRECTLY labeled as f	Food	Class I	1
7 Apr 2023	Shirakiku Brand Japanese Style Noodle "Ajihel" Sanuki Udon 3-servings NET WT. 19.04 oz 1.19 LBS. (540g) Item #45545 Ingr	Food	Class II	1
20 Mar 2023	FURIKAKE SEASONED ROASTED SEAWEED FLAKES SEAFOOD Product number: 38245 Brand name: Shirakiku Distributed by: Wismettac A	Food	Class III	2
14 Feb 2023	Chili Pepper Powder (ICHIMI TOGARASHI) 300g UPC: 074410341169 Brand: Shirakiku Distributed by: Wismettac Asian Foods, In	Food	Class II	2
30 Nov 2022	Premium Quality Shirakiku Fish Sausage Original Net wt. 9.8 oz. (280g) UPC 074410366414 Ingredients: Fish meat (bream, s	Food	Class III	2
22 Jul 2022	Marutomo Dashi Soup Base, Item # #37402 Ingredients: Dried Shaved Skipjack Tuna, Fish Extract (Dried Skipjack Tuna, Salt	Food	Class I	1
24 Sep 2019	Nori Ajitsuke 100P SK 8.81 oz. (250 g) UPC 074410528288 Item #52818	Food	Class III	1
18 Sep 2019	Shirakiku Buckwheat Noodles Yamaimo Soba With Concentration Soup Base, 435G SK, UPC 074410455200 Distributed by Wismetta	Food	Class II	1
11 Jul 2019	Shirakiku FISH CAKE IWASHI TEN SK F 20/150 g; Net WT. 5.29 oz. Keep frozen, 7 pcs. UPC 074410925246 Distributed by Wisme	Food	Class I	8

Wismettac Asian Foods, INC: all 13 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report F-0027-2021The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 86469. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/86469/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI. IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada
What quantity of product is in FDA event 86469?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 16,453 bags
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2020 have the same class?: 35% of the 381 food events that started in 2020 are in Class I.