Buckhead Tuna
Reason The Firm was notified by NJ Department of Health of two samples collected from tuna with reported high levels of scombrotoxin.
Takumi brand frozen tuna ground meat recall
Recalled by Tokai Denpun USA Inc · Redmond, WA, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Histamine, high total plate count, coliforms, and E.coli (serotype is unknown).
Pathogen: E. coli
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (such as O157:H7) can cause severe illness and kidney failure.
The most serious food recalls: a contaminated product can cause outbreaks, hospitalisations and deaths, especially for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system. All bacteria & viruses recalls.
What was recalled
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.
Quantity: 686 cases
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
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 it was sold
California North Carolina Nevada Texas
FDA's distribution note: Distributed in CA, NC, NV, and TX between August 2021 and September 2021.
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Tokai Denpun USA Inc
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Oct 5, 2021
- In FDA report of
- Nov 22, 2023
- Terminated
- Nov 16, 2023
- FDA recall number
- F-0409-2024 · event 93190
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
Recent seafood & fish recalls
All seafood & fish recallsKanni Delight 31/40 Fresh Frozen Vannamei White Shrimp IQF
Reason Nitrofurans detected in product
Island Pacific IMITATION CRAB FLAKES
Reason Undeclared sodium tripolyphosphate (STTP)
Nautilus Imitation Crab Sticks
Reason Undeclared sodium tripolyphosphate (STTP)