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Alert: Do Not Eat Imported Gutted Frozen Hypostomus Fish from Brazil
FSIS urges consumers not to eat frozen Siluriformes products imported from Brazil. Produced April 23, 2021, these ineligible fish should be discarded or returned.
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✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert for approximately 165 pounds of frozen Siluriformes (Cascudo) fish imported from Brazil. These products were produced on April 23, 2021, by an establishment ineligible to export to the United States and lack a USDA mark of inspection. Although the products are believed to no longer be available for purchase at retail, consumers who may have them in their freezers are urged not to consume them. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275196-alert-do-not-eat-imported-gutted-frozen-hypostomus-fish-from.
“Alert: Do Not Eat Imported Gutted Frozen Hypostomus Fish from Brazil.” GovInfoNow, updated October 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275196-alert-do-not-eat-imported-gutted-frozen-hypostomus-fish-from. Based on USDA FSIS recall #PHA-05142021-01 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ineligible-siluriformes-products-imported-brazil).
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert on May 14, 2021, for approximately 165 pounds of ineligible Siluriformes products imported from Brazil. Consumers are urged not to consume the affected fish. The agency announced the recall due to import violations.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: EB Express Provisions Inc.
Product: Gutted Frozen Hypostomus Fish
Quantity: 13-14 lbs. cases containing “GUTTED FROZEN FISH SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hypostomus” with a production date of 23/04/2021 represented on the label.
Establishment Number: S.I.F. 188
Sales Location: Mass. Mineirao Markets in Massachusetts
What to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Contact Nelson Araujo, EB Express Provisions Inc, at (973) 868-5381 or email eb21araujo@gmail.com.
The hazard
The products were imported from Brazil, a country ineligible to export Siluriformes products to the United States. The product does not bear a USDA mark of inspection and was identified with an ineligible establishment number (S.I.F. 188) on its packaging.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show EB Express Provisions Inc. has been involved in other recent recalls, including Sobico Siluriformes Fish Products Recalled: Imported Without Reinspection (2026-02-19). Other recent recalls of similar products include Recall: Asian America Trading Fish Skin Crackers from China (2026-08-17) and Recall: Raw Beef Products Imported Without Reinspection Risk Food Safety (2026-08-07).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for frozen whole fish in plastic bags, removed from 13-14 lbs. cases. The label should read "GUTTED FROZEN FISH SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hypostomus" with a production date of 23/04/2021. Check the packaging for an ineligible establishment number (S.I.F. 188) and note that there is no USDA mark of inspection.
Brand
EB Express Provisions Inc.
Category
Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the fish if you have it in your freezer.
Discard or return the item
Throw away the products or return them to the place of purchase.
Official remedy
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
The items were shipped to retail locations in Massachusetts, specifically Mass. Mineirao Markets, where they were sold individually by weight in plastic bags.
Who should I contact if I have questions about this alert?
For questions about the alert, contact Nelson Araujo at EB Express Provisions Inc. at (973) 868-5381 or eb21araujo@gmail.com. For food safety questions, call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline.
Take action
Contact EB Express Provisions Inc.
We’ve drafted a message you can send EB Express Provisions Inc. to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall PHA-05142021-01 — EB Express Provisions Inc. Alert: Do Not Eat Imported Gutted Frozen Hypostomus Fish from Brazil
Hello,
I own a Alert: Do Not Eat Imported Gutted Frozen Hypostomus Fish from Brazil that is covered by recall PHA-05142021-01 from EB Express Provisions Inc..
The official recall notice states: Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
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