Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel Recall: Mebendazole Found
Supreme Foods recalls Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel due to Mebendazole contamination. Check lot codes and expiry dates for affected products.
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FDA Compliance follow-up inspection found that imported shipments of eel on import alert that should have been held had been distributed. FDA found Mebendazole amine in two of the shipments.
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What happened, in plain English
Supreme Foods is recalling Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel because FDA inspections found the drug Mebendazole in two imported shipments that should have been held. The product was distributed in California, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington. The recall covers specific lots with expiry dates in October and December 2019. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19069-pacific-brand-charcoal-grilled-eel-recall-mebendazole-found.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19069-pacific-brand-charcoal-grilled-eel-recall-mebendazole-found · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1596-2018
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“Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel Recall: Mebendazole Found.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19069-pacific-brand-charcoal-grilled-eel-recall-mebendazole-found. Based on FDA recall #F-1596-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1596-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The hazard is the presence of Mebendazole amine, a drug that should not be in this food product. The FDA found this substance in shipments that were supposed to be held back from distribution due to import alerts.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel from stores in California, New Jersey, Texas, or Washington are affected. Individuals who have the specific lot codes listed below are at risk of ingesting a prohibited substance.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your package for the UPC 692156201099 and look for one of two lot codes: EXP20191022 (Expiry Date: Oct 22 2019) or EXP20191214 (Expiry Date: Dec 12 2019). The product is labeled as 'Premium Quality Unagi Kabayaki'.
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Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel. Premium Quality Unagi Kabayaki UPC: 692156201099- Category
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What to do — step by step
Check your product
Verify if your Pacific Brand Charcoal Grilled Eel matches the UPC and lot codes listed in the recall.
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled eel if it matches the identified lots due to potential drug contamination.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
FDA distribution: “CA, NJ, TX, WA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, New Jersey, Texas, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA 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-1596-2018 (June 4, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1596-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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