A veggie kimbap roll hiding tuna, and 8 more recalls.
Check this one first: a kimbap roll hiding tuna
The label on Aldi’s Fusia Asian Inspirations Kimchi and Tofu Kimbap reads like a plant-based lunch. Kimchi, tofu, rice. What it does not read is tuna, and some of these 8.1 oz rolls contain it.
Gellert Global Group, out of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is recalling the rolls after a short breakdown in production and packaging let fish into a pack that never declared it. They carry a BEST IF USED BY date of OCT.08.2027 and went to Aldi stores in about twenty states: CT, DC, DE, LA, MD, ME, MA, NC, NH, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WV. If you have a fish allergy and one is in your fridge, do not eat it, take it back for a refund. No illnesses have been reported, and the recall is what keeps it that way. It is the first fish recall we have flagged, and a clean example of how a hidden allergen gets in: not the ingredients on the front, but a line that briefly ran the wrong thing.
Two more US recalls to know
Eunha Fisheries frozen Olive Flounder Sashimi is recalled for undeclared soy, wheat, and sesame, all three left off the label. If you plate raw fish at home and someone at the table reacts to any of those, this is one to check for.
USDA inspectors caught the next one on a routine label review, the system working the way it should. Street’s Beef Jerky in the Teriyaki flavor, the 2.5 oz bags under establishment number 21827, carries wheat the label does not declare. It went to three retail spots in Oklahoma. FSIS did not request a recall because the product is already off shelves, and no reactions have been reported. Teriyaki almost always means soy sauce, and soy sauce almost always means wheat, so if you buy jerky for a gluten-free household, the marinade is worth a second look every time.
Canada and the UK
Canada (CFIA): Gummy Gainz Protein Candy, undeclared milk, Class 1. Wu Xian Zhai Soybean Snacks, undeclared egg and wheat, Class 1. Wu Xian Zhai Vegetable Beef Sauce, undeclared egg and wheat, Class 1.
UK (FSA): Dundeis Minton and Donello Organic White Orzo, undeclared wheat. Capsicana Easy Going Mild Salsa, undeclared barley and mustard. SPAR Clayton Park Kitchen Chicken and Mushroom Sauce, undeclared soya.
The pattern this week
Look at what got mislabeled. A kimbap that reads vegetarian held tuna. A soybean snack and a vegetable beef sauce both hid egg. A mild salsa carried mustard. The front of the pack described one thing and the recall was about something the label never named. That is why undeclared allergens stay the leading reason food gets pulled: the danger is not what a label says, it is what it leaves out. The fix is the same boring habit every time, read the allergen line on the products you already trust, because the recipe and the line it runs on can change without the front of the box saying so.
Still watching: the FDA and “may contain”
The FDA’s move to give “may contain” an actual measured meaning has not advanced since last week. The February testimony is closed, the comment window shut on May 19, and the agency is still working through what it heard, with published themes expected later this year. Nothing on a package has changed. This stays the thread to watch.
Before you go
The recall notices, with product photos and lot numbers, are linked on each item above. I run this sweep every week and post what an allergy household would actually want flagged; the next one lands next week.
Not medical advice. Every reaction is different, so follow the emergency action plan you built with your allergist; if you do not have one, that is the ask for your next visit. When a reaction is severe or you are not sure how bad it is, do not delay epinephrine, then call for help.