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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·021-2025-EXP·Announced 2025-06-25

Starway Recalls Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Fish Products Imported from Vietnam

Starway International Group is expanding a recall for frozen fish products from an ineligible Vietnamese establishment. No adverse reactions have been reported.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'Class I' and 'High - Class I'. Per the rubric, USDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Starway International Group, LLC, in Maspeth, N.Y., is expanding its June 12, 2025, recall of frozen Siluriformes fish products. The expansion covers approximately 15,980 additional pounds of products, including two additional sausage items and four fish ball items, that were produced by an establishment in Vietnam not eligible to export Siluriformes to the United States.

The products do not bear an establishment number or a USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The issue was discovered during FSIS effectiveness checks for the original recall when additional ineligible items were observed in commerce.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Retailers are urged not to sell these products.

The recalled product

Product
Starway International Group LLC Expands Recall for Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Fish Products Imported from Vietnam
Category
Food — Frozen Seafood
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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