Fried Garlic Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Ingredient
Gemini Food Corporation is recalling Imperial Taste Fried Garlic due to undeclared wheat. The product is distributed in multiple states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (wheat), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Gemini Food Corporation Inc is recalling Imperial Taste Fried Garlic, Tu Phi, in 8-ounce and 12-ounce packages. The recall was initiated after an investigation of a consumer complaint revealed that the products contained undeclared wheat as flour. This ingredient was not listed in the ingredient statement on the packaging.
The affected products are identified by Item #1763 (UPC 741861017638) and Item #1762 (UPC 741861017621). The products are made in Vietnam and distributed by Gemini Food Corporation in the City of Industry, California. The recall covers 715 units of the 8-ounce size and 525 units of the 12-ounce size.
The products were distributed in Arizona, California, Virginia, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, New Mexico, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and North America. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific UPC codes and stop consuming the product if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- 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
- Manufacturer
- Gemini Food Corporation Inc
- Category
- Food — Spices / Seasonings
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
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Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Gemini Food Corporation Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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