Class I · Recall · initiated May 28, 2026 · Ongoing
Azuma Foods recalls Tako Wasabi seasoned octopus for undeclared fish in 17 states
Azuma Foods International of Hayward, California recalled retail and foodservice packs of Tako Wasabi, a frozen seasoned octopus product made in Japan, because it contains fish that the label does not declare, with distribution across 17 states.
The record
- Firm
- Azuma Foods International Inc USA, Hayward, CA
- Product
- azuma foods TAKO WASABI Seasoned Octopus with Wasabi PERISHABLE/KEEP FROZEN PRODUCT OF JAPAN DISTRIBUTED BY: AZUMA FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC., U.S.A. HAYWARD, CA 94545 Retail: 3-50g PACKS NET WT. 5.3 OZ (150g) UPC: 745329900647 Foodservice: 2.2lbs UPC: 745329900746
- Reason, as filed
- “Undeclared fish.”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-1075-2026
- Initiated
- May 28, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- June 24, 2026
- Status
- Ongoing · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- Retail: 545 cases (12 3-pack units/case); Foodservice: 3616 cases (12 units/case)
- Distribution
- Domestic: AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, MD, MA, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, TX, WA
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is “Undeclared fish.” The product is octopus, a mollusk, which is not “fish” under U.S. allergen labeling, so the undeclared fish must come from somewhere else in the recipe. The record does not say which ingredient. In general terms, seasoned Japanese seafood products often use a dashi or fish-based seasoning, the usual place fish hides in a product named for a mollusk. The label reads “Product of Japan” and “Distributed by Azuma Foods.” Azuma is the importer.
The quantity line shows the split: 545 retail cases of three-packs and 3,616 foodservice cases, more than six times the retail volume. A restaurant serving this as an appetizer had no way to tell a customer with a fish allergy that it contained fish. For an importer of a finished product, the control is a label review that reads the original ingredient statement against the U.S. allergen list, and a supplier specification that requires the maker to declare fish-derived seasonings.
Who else should care
Importers of prepared Asian seafood and specialty foods, where the product’s name describes one ingredient and the seasoning brings in another. Fish sauce, bonito, dashi and fish extracts are common in the category and all count as fish for labeling purposes, even when they are a small part of the recipe.
Restaurants and sushi counters buying foodservice packs should ask whether their supplier’s allergen sheet was built from the U.S. label or the original one. Check: whether your incoming label review for imported prepared foods translates the full ingredient list and screens every sub-ingredient for the nine U.S. allergens, not just the top-line ingredients.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.