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African Food on Wheels Oven Dried Fish Recall: Botulism Risk from Uneviscerated Fish

African Food on Wheels Inc. recalls oven-dried fish (SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA) due to potential botulism from uneviscerated fish. Products distributed at 1376 Randall Ave, Bronx, NY 10474. No codes on packaging.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #H-0237-2026FoodAfrican Food on: Wheels ›
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Recalling firmAfrican Food on Wheels Inc.1376 Randall Ave · Bronx, NY 10474
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

African Food on Wheels Inc. is recalling oven-dried fish that may contain Clostridium botulinum (botulism) because the fish wasn't properly processed. This could cause serious illness if eaten. The recall affects customers who bought the product at their Bronx location. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/7000-african-food-on-wheels-oven-dried-fish-recall-botulism-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/7000-african-food-on-wheels-oven-dried-fish-recall-botulism-risk · Updated August 17, 2026 · Official notice: FDA #H-0237-2026

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“African Food on Wheels Oven Dried Fish Recall: Botulism Risk from Uneviscerated Fish.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/7000-african-food-on-wheels-oven-dried-fish-recall-botulism-risk. Based on FDA recall #H-0237-2026.

African Food on Wheels Inc. recalled Oven Dried Fish (SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA) distributed to walk-in customers at its Bronx, NY location due to a Clostridium botulinum hazard, the FDA said on Nov. 5, 2025.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: African Food on Wheels
  • Product: Oven Dried Fish (SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA)
  • Quantity: 20 Boxes
  • Distribution: Walk-in customers of African Food on Wheels Inc. at 1376 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474 only

The hazard

The product poses a Clostridium botulinum hazard because it consists of uneviscerated fish.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include MAMTAKIM Belevini KORUSHKA Smelts Recall (2025-10-27), Prime Food Processing Dried Herring Fish due to Botulism Risk (2026-06-02), and Shining Sea Fish Kippered Herring Recall (2026-04-28).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for oven-dried fish (SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA) in corrugated brown boxes sold at African Food on Wheels Inc. at 1376 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474. The product has no codes on the packaging.

  • Brand
    African Food on: Wheels
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Immediately discard any oven-dried fish purchased from African Food on Wheels Inc. at 1376 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in New York.

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FDA distribution: “Distributed to walk-in customers of African Food on Wheels Inc. located at 1376 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474 only” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: New York.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 42 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 5, 202512. FDA classified it Class I: Dec 5, 202523. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 17, 202532025
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

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 #H-0237-2026 (November 5, 2025)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 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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