Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published November 27, 2018

Gemini Food Corporation recalls Imperial Taste Fried Garlic with undeclared wheat

Gemini Food Corporation recalls Imperial Taste Fried Garlic products due to undeclared wheat in ingredients. Consumers should check UPC codes 741861017638 and 741861017621 for affected items.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0701-2019Food Gemini Food Corporation ›

Lower-risk recall

Investigation of consumer complaint found that two products had undeclared wheat as flour in an ingredient and was not listed in the ingredient statement.

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Recalling firmGemini Food Corporation Inc251 Benton Ct · City of Industry, CA 91789-5213

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Gemini Food Corporation is recalling Imperial Taste Fried Garlic products because they contain undeclared wheat in the ingredients. This could cause allergic reactions for people with wheat allergies. Consumers should check the UPC codes listed to see if they have the affected products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/18024-gemini-food-corporation-recalls-imperial-taste-fried-garlic-with-undeclared.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/18024-gemini-food-corporation-recalls-imperial-taste-fried-garlic-with-undeclared · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0701-2019

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“Gemini Food Corporation recalls Imperial Taste Fried Garlic with undeclared wheat.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/18024-gemini-food-corporation-recalls-imperial-taste-fried-garlic-with-undeclared. Based on FDA recall #F-0701-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0701-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on November 27, 2018, that Gemini Food Corporation Inc voluntarily recalled Imperial Taste Fried Garlic and Tu Phi products due to undeclared wheat allergens. The recall covers specific items distributed in multiple states.

How to tell if you have it

Imperial Taste Fried Garlic, Tu Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item #1763 UPC Code: 741861017638
Imperial Taste Fried Garlic, Tu Phi; 24 x 12oz. Item #1762 UPC Code: 741861017621

The hazard

An investigation of a consumer complaint found that two products contained undeclared wheat as flour in an ingredient, which was not listed in the ingredient statement.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Gemini Food Corporation Inc has one other recall on record since December 19, 2014, involving dried bean curd garlic flavor due to dimethyl yellow contamination risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include New Way Import Recalls Preserved Mustard for Undeclared Wheat (November 19, 2025), MID EAST Jordanian Zaatar Spice Mix Recall: Undeclared Sesame and Wheat Allergens (March 6, 2026), and Koi Koi Trading Fish Balls Recall: Undeclared Wheat and Sesame Allergens (January 28, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC codes 741861017638 (24 x 8oz) or 741861017621 (24 x 12oz) on the product packaging. The products are distributed by Gemini Food Corporation from City of Industry, CA.

Brand
Gemini Food Corporation
Product
Imperial Taste Fried Garlic, Tu Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item #1763 UPC Code: 741861017638; 24 x 12oz. Item #1762 UPC Code
Category
Food

FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
AZ, CA, VA, WI, AL, AR, GA, LA, MN, MS, TN, TX, MI, FL, IA, IN, KS, MO, NC, OH, SC. NM, CO, HI, IL, OR, UT,WA, KY, MA, ME, NH, PA, RI, NA

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
F-0700-2019	Imperial Taste Fried Red Onion, Cu Hanh Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item #1760, UPC Code: 741861017607; 24 x 12oz. Item #1761, UPC Code: 741861017614; Ingredients: Red Onion, Palm Oil Product of Vietnam Distributed by Gemini Food Corporation, City Of Inductry, CA 91789; All codes	581 Onion 8 oz.; 1341 Onion 12 oz.
F-0701-2019	Imperial Taste Fried Garlic, Tu Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item #1763 UPC Code: 741861017638; 24 x 12oz. Item #1762 UPC Code: 741861017621 Ingredient: Garlic, Palm Oil Product of Vietnam Distributed by Gemini Food Corporation, City of Industry, CA; All codes	715 Garlic 8 oz.; 525 Garlic 12 oz.

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product UPC
Look for UPC codes 741861017638 or 741861017621 on the packaging to identify affected products.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 34 states.

FDA distribution: “AZ, CA, VA, WI, AL, AR, GA, LA, MN, MS, TN, TX, MI, FL, IA, IN, KS, MO, NC, OH, SC. NM, CO, HI, IL, OR, UT,WA, KY, MA, ME, NH, PA, RI, NA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

Nov 27, 2018Firm started the recall
Dec 7, 2018FDA classified it Class II
Dec 19, 2018Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Apr 1, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA 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.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-0701-2019 (November 27, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0701-2019 to see it in context.
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