J F C International Inc Recall: Ama Natto (Sugar coated sweet beans) imported from Japan contains mold or the product may develop mold prior the best before date.

🇺🇸 United States

1. November 20, 2020 - Recall initiated
2. December 9, 2020 - Reported by source
3. January 14, 2021 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0178-2021

Event ID

86814

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

J F C International Inc

Product description

YAGUMO AMANATTO GIFT BOX 6P 6/19.01 OZ JAN Code: 49 03089 39050 4 Imported by JFC International Inc. Los Angeles, CA 90040

Quantity

1050 units

Reason

Ama Natto (Sugar coated sweet beans) imported from Japan contains mold or the product may develop mold prior the best before date.

Recall initiation date

November 20, 2020

Report date

December 9, 2020

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

January 14, 2021

Distribution pattern

U.S distribution to the following: CA, WA, AZ, TX, OH, IL, NJ, HI No foreign distribution.

UPC, lot, and code information

JFC Item #07384 ALL LOTS

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Letter

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Responsible company: J F C International Inc

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Distributed No data published

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
California	1
Washington	1
Arizona	1
Texas	1
Ohio	1
Illinois	1
New Jersey	1
Hawaii	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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