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FDA Classifies Frozen Kimbap Recall as Class I Over Undeclared Fish Allergen

The agency's enforcement record lists 29,850 units of Fusia Asian Inspirations kimbap recalled by Gellert Global Group and distributed to six states.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:07 a.m. ET
An recall of frozen kimbap has been classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over an undeclared fish allergen, according to the FDA enforcement report filed under recall number . The record lists the recalling firm as , gives the initiation date as June 25, 2026, and the report date as July 29, 2026. The recall status is listed as , and this account is based on the enforcement record as filed; details may change as the action proceeds. The product is described in the record as "Fusia, Asian Inspirations, Kimchi & Tofu Kimbap, 8.1 OZ (230 g), Paper Film Wrapper, 12 packages per case, 6 ea: Kimchi & Tofu Kimbap / 6 ea Spicy Tuna with Gochujang Kimbap, Keep Frozen-Do Not Thaw." The identifying code given is a "Best if Used By" date of October 8, 2027. The quantity is listed as — roughly 241,800 ounces in total, a figure calculated here from the unit count and pack size rather than stated by the agency. Distribution is listed to New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, North Carolina, Texas and Maryland. The FDA defines as its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. On undeclared allergens generally, the FDA says an undeclared allergen is an ingredient the label does not name, and that people with an allergy or severe sensitivity to it run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat the product; anyone without that allergy is not affected. Kimbap, also romanized gimbap, is a Korean dish of cooked short-grain rice and fillings rolled in a sheet of gim — dried, pressed seaweed — then cut crosswise into bite-sized rounds, the name meaning literally "seaweed rice," according to reference entries on Wikipedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica. The two varieties on this label are kimchi — a Korean fermented vegetable preparation, usually napa cabbage seasoned with red chili pepper, garlic and other seasonings — with tofu, and tuna seasoned with gochujang, a thick Korean paste of chili powder, glutinous rice and fermented soybeans. This is a finished consumer grocery item rather than a bulk ingredient: a single-serving frozen ready meal in a paper film wrapper, heated rather than thawed, with cases of 12 packages as the wholesale unit, so those affected are ordinary shoppers and anyone they served it to. As context only, the agency's database lists one other action by this firm: a Class II recall dated July 22, 2026, of Ruby Artichoke Hearts Quartered, 5 LB 8 OZ (2500 G) drained wt 3 lbs, after foreign material (glass) was found in the product. That action says nothing about fault in this one. The same database records 745 food recalls in the past two years citing an undeclared allergen, including entries dated July 29, 2026 from Man Fon, Inc. and Shandong Ling Xian Food Co., LTD; other firms' recalls are not evidence about this one.

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  1. Version 67 Aug 2026, 14:07current

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  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 11:45

    Rewrote the product-background paragraph to match the supplied reference sources (Wikipedia and Britannica entries on gimbap, kimchi, napa cabbage and gochujang), removing unsupported Wiktionary/Simple English attributions and sushi comparison.

  3. Version 47 Aug 2026, 04:57

    Replaced unsourced recipe-site attributions in the kimbap description with the supplied reference entries (Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Wiktionary) and added who is affected at retail.

  4. Version 37 Aug 2026, 02:20

    Replaced the kimbap description previously attributed to Korean news outlets — including unsupported claims about exports and heating from frozen — with the sourced culinary reference material, and corrected sources_cited to the URLs in the fact set.

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    Replaced the unsupported Wikipedia/Britannica attribution in the kimbap background with the Korean food-export reporting actually supplied, and added the source URLs to the citation list.

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