Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel. Premium Quality Unagi Kabayaki UPC: 692156201099

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1596-2018) was formally reported on July 4, 2018, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 4, 2018. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. Supreme Foods is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of El Monte, CA. Federal records indicate 1725 cases units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: FDA Compliance follow-up inspection found that imported shipments of eel on import alert that should have been held had been distributed. FDA found Mebendazole amine in two of the shipments. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: CA, NJ, TX, WA. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 8 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.