Class I · Recall · initiated January 28, 2026 · Terminated
Koi Koi Trading recalls frozen fish balls in eight states for undeclared wheat and sesame
A Commerce, California importer doing business as Koi Koi Trading recalled three pack sizes of frozen fish balls, 344 cases sent to 50 restaurant and grocery consignees in eight states, for undeclared wheat and sesame.
The record
- Firm
- Min Jiang Food Store Inc dba Koi Koi Trading, Commerce, CA
- Products (3)
- Fish Ball, Frozen, 40 pieces per pack, 200g Wt. UPC# 810093891338Fish Ball, Frozen, 20 pieces per pack, 400g Wt. UPC# 810093891325Fish Ball, Frozen, 4 pieces per pack, 5lbs Wt. UPC# 810093891320
- Reason, as filed
- “Undeclared allergen ingredient (Wheat and Sesame)”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall numbers
- H-0530-2026, H-0531-2026, H-0532-2026
- Initiated
- January 28, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- March 4, 2026
- Status
- Terminated · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 344 cases
- Distribution
- Product was distributed to 50 consignees across the following states; CA, HI, TX, CO, GA, OR, NJ, WA. Product was primarily distributed to restaurants and retail grocery stores.
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is “undeclared allergen ingredient (Wheat and Sesame).” Fish balls are a formed product, and wheat starch is a common binder while sesame oil is a common seasoning in this category, so both allergens are plausible formulation ingredients rather than cross-contact. The record does not say which. It also does not say whether the label omitted them entirely or listed them under a name that did not flag the allergen. Sesame has been a required allergen declaration since 2023, and older labels on imported Asian foods are a common place to find it missing.
Three pack sizes, three recall numbers, one root label. The distribution line is worth reading: 50 consignees, mostly restaurants and retail grocers, across California, Hawaii, Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington. Restaurant customers rarely see the retail label, so the allergen information has to travel with the case.
Who else should care
Importers and small distributors of frozen Asian prepared foods: fish balls, dumplings, sauces, snacks. If the label was written overseas or copied from an older version, sesame is the allergen most likely to be missing, and wheat hidden inside “starch” is the second.
Restaurant-supply distributors should also read this. Your customers cannot check a label their diners never see. Check: whether every imported SKU has had its ingredient statement reviewed against the current U.S. major allergen list, including sesame, since the product was first listed.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.