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FDA Closes Recall of Eunha Fisheries Flounder Sashimi

The FDA has closed its recall action for frozen flounder sashimi products, indicating the agency considers the recall carried out.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 9:55 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 9:57 a.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has closed its recall action on for of frozen flounder sashimi produced by , indicating that the agency considers the recall carried out. For anyone who still has the product, the affected items carry Best By dates of 2026.07.11 and 2026.12.08. The recall, registered under recall number , was initiated on for products distributed in CA and NJ. The recall was conducted because the foreign manufacturer label contained undeclared allergen ingredients Wheat, Soy, Sesame, Yellow #5 and Blue #1 in frozen flounder products. The affected item is labeled FLOUNDER SASHIMI WITH SAUCE, marked Keep Frozen, with a Net WT of 300g and UPC 8 809342 366186. According to official records, the FDA designated the action as a recall. The agency defines as a category where use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. The FDA states that undeclared allergens pose a risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction to individuals with allergies or severe sensitivities to those ingredients.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 18, 2026, 9:55 a.m. ETFirst report

    FDA Reports Ongoing Recall of Eunha Fisheries Flounder Sashimi Over Undeclared Allergens

    According to FDA enforcement report records published on August 12, 2026, an ongoing recall initiated on July 1, 2026, covers 445 units of frozen flounder sashimi distributed by Eunha Fisheries Co., LTD. The Class II recall, designated under recall number H-1198-2026, remains open and developing. FDA records state the reason for the action is that the foreign manufacturer label contains undeclared allergen ingredients Wheat, Soy, Sesame, Yellow #5 and Blue #1.

    The recalled product is described in official records as FLOUNDER SASHIMI WITH SAUCE; Keep Frozen; Net WT: 300g with UPC 8 809342 366186 and Best By dates 2026.07.11 and 2026.12.08. Distribution records list CA and NJ. Reference records, including Wikipedia, note that the product is a ready-to-eat finished retail item consisting of raw sliced flatfish served uncooked with a sachet of dipping sauce, a Korean preparation known as hoe.

    According to official guidance from the FDA, a Class II recall is used where a product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, and where the chance of serious harm is remote. The FDA notes that an undeclared allergen is an ingredient the label does not name, and that people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to it run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat the product, while anyone without that allergy is not affected. FDA records also document 1 other action for Eunha Fisheries Co., LTD on August 12, 2026, involving Sliced Korean Halibut; past database entries say nothing about cause or responsibility in this recall.

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