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FDA Lists Ongoing Class II Recall of Man Fon Won Ton Wrappers Over Undeclared Yellow #5 and #6

The agency's enforcement record cites 300 lbs of 10 oz refrigerated won ton wrappers distributed to California restaurants and, via a wholesaler, to New Mexico grocery stores.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:02 a.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recall enforcement record lists an recall of won ton wrappers made by , assigned recall number . The record gives an initiation date of July 8, 2026 and a report date of July 29, 2026. The stated reason is undeclared colors: Yellow #5 and Yellow #6. The product is described in the record as Man Fon Inc. Won Ton Wrappers Extra Thin, net weight 10 oz, UPC# 757168 977315, marked "Keep Refrigerated, Can be Frozen," and sold in cases of 48 units. The quantity involved is listed as . According to the same record, the firm distributes primarily to local restaurants in California, with some of the product intended for retail distribution in grocery stores in New Mexico via a wholesaler. The FDA defines as its middle category, used where a product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm and where the chance of serious harm is remote. On undeclared allergens generally — an ingredient the label does not name — the FDA says 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, while anyone without that allergy is not affected. Won ton wrappers are thin square sheets of dough used in Chinese cooking, made from wheat flour, egg and water, cut to roughly 3.5 inches across and wrapped around a filling that is then boiled, steamed or fried, according to the CooksInfo Food Encyclopaedia. That reference describes the wrappers as a ready-made consumer grocery item rather than a bulk industrial ingredient, sold fresh or frozen in packages typically holding about five to six dozen sheets and in a range of thicknesses. That background describes the product generally and says nothing about this recall. The agency's database lists two other actions by this firm: a separate recall dated July 29, 2026 of wonton wrappers packed in clear flexible plastic bags and sold as 40, cited for no labeling and undeclared wheat and colors Yellow #5 and Yellow #6; and a recall dated February 13, 2013 of Yangchun Noodles, 10 case, 12 bags per case, for undeclared wheat. That history says nothing about fault in this action. The same database records 745 food recalls in the last two years citing an undeclared allergen; other firms' recalls are not evidence about this one. The recall status is listed as , and no information on illnesses, injuries or the origin of the undeclared colors appears in the record.

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  1. Version 87 Aug 2026, 15:02current

    Added headline and dek; trimmed the product-background paragraph of inference linking the reference material to the recall's packaging and storage wording.

  2. Version 77 Aug 2026, 11:36

    Product-background paragraph rewritten and re-attributed solely to the CooksInfo Food Encyclopaedia, the only reference source in the fact set, with its description of size, ingredients and pack formats.

  3. Version 67 Aug 2026, 05:27

    Rewrote the product-background paragraph to match the supplied reference sources, removing the unsupported wrapper-size figure and the uncited outlet reference, and added the FDA record and reference URLs to sources.

  4. Version 57 Aug 2026, 02:02

    Corrected product-reference attribution (The Woks of Life replaces an uncited guide), restored the wrapper size range as given, and added the 2013 recall's case detail.

  5. Version 46 Aug 2026, 21:32

    Corrected the product description paragraph to the sourced reference material (wheat flour, water and egg dough; cooking methods) and removed the unsupported 'extra thin denotes a thickness grade' claim and the Just One Cookbook attribution.

  6. Version 36 Aug 2026, 17:08

    Added the FDA's Class II and undeclared-allergen definitions, a description of what the product is, and the firm's other recorded recall actions plus database context.

  7. Version 25 Aug 2026, 21:49

    No new facts; headline and dek added, wording unchanged in substance.

  8. Version 15 Aug 2026, 21:45

    First published.

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