Azuma Foods International Inc USA: Food Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: F-1068-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Chuka Ika Sansai ECO - International name and Natural Chuka Ika Sansai for US (Seasoned Squid Salad); Net Wt.: 4.4 lbs. (2 kg) for US customer: 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) for European customer. Second lot: Net Wt. 2.2 lbs (8 pkg/1 kg) for European customer 4.4.lbs (2 kg) Shelf life is 24 months for US, 18 months for EU customer per request. Perishable/Keep frozen Until Use; Thaw under refrigeration immediately before use. Ingredients: Squid (Peru. Wild), Yamakurage (lettuce stem) Kikurage Mushroom, Bamboo Shoot, Seasoned Ginger (ginger, water, cane sugar, salt, distilled white vinegar, citric acid), Sesame Seed, Sugar, Natural Vinegar, White Soy Sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat), Sweet Rice Wine, Natural Rice Wine, Sesame Oil, Sorbitol (2 g per 100g serving) Salt, Kelp Extract, Bonito Extract, Red Pepper, Dextrose, Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, Annatto, Sodium Phosphate. Allergen Information: Contains Squid, Fish Extract (Bonito) Sesame See, Soy, Wheat. Manufactured by: Azuma Foods International Inc., U.S.A. Hayward, CA 94545 Processed in the U.S. A.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: December 4, 2015

Date Posted: April 20, 2016

Recall Number: F-1068-2016

Event ID: 72827

Reason for Recall:

Firm was notified by EU of a positive sample for Listeria Monocytogenes in Squid Salad tested by their customer in the Netherlands. A second customer reported an additional positive finding and an additional lot of Squid Salad was also recalled.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 138 cases lot 25-1429 and 124 cases of lot 26-0937: Additional 1179 cases for final recall expansion.

Code Information:

Product number: 825353 in US and 82539KY international: Lot 25-1429 - US Lot 25-1429-1 and 25-1429-2 Foreign. Additional lot - first recall expansion: 26-0937-1 - International 26-0937 - US Second recall expansion: US: 25-1424, 25-1540, 25-2388, 25, 2689, 26-0065, 26-0286, 26-0440, 26-0594, 26-0661, 26-0713.

Distribution Pattern:

Three US Customers and One customer in Holland. Second lot bonded and tested in Switzerland but final destination was same customer in Holland. Additional customer in United Kingdom.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated