Ming Hong Kabayaki Unagi Bits Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Ming Hong International recalls Kabay:aki Unagi Bits (Broiled Eel Bits) Tetsujin due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check product dates and lot numbers for affected items.
Lower-risk recall
Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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What happened, in plain English
Ming Hong International is recalling Kabayaki Unagi Bits (Broiled Eel Bits) Tetsujin because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, especially for pregnant women, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22492-ming-hong-kabayaki-unagi-bits-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22492-ming-hong-kabayaki-unagi-bits-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1241-2017
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“Ming Hong Kabayaki Unagi Bits Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22492-ming-hong-kabayaki-unagi-bits-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1241-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1241-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections, including miscarriages, stillbirths, and severe illness in newborns. It can also lead to life-threatening infections in people with compromised immune systems.
Who’s affected
Pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk from Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects consumers who purchased the specific lot numbers and dates listed.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Kabayaki Unagi Bits (Broiled Eel Bits) Tetsujin' with manufacture date codes 160526 or 180526 and lot number 160526013600Y0027032.
- Brand
Ming Hong- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for the manufacture date codes 160526 or 180526 and lot number 160526013600Y0027032 on the packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states.
FDA distribution: “U.S. distribution to the following, CA, NM, HI, OR, AZ. No foreign distirbution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 43 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- 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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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-1241-2017 (December 28, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1241-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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