Samyang Foods Co Ltd Recall: Undeclared allergens of egg, milk, and wheat - F-0237-2021

🇺🇸 United States

1. January 14, 2021 - Recall initiated
2. February 3, 2021 - Reported by source
3. June 15, 2021 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0237-2021

Event ID

87162

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Samyang Foods Co Ltd

Product description

Samyang Buldak Extremely Spicy Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce Hot Chili Sauce Net Wt. 200 g (7.05 oz) Product of Korea UPC: 8 801073 411395 Ingredients: Water, Artificial chicken flavor powder (artificial flavor, dextrin, sugar, red pepper powder, yeast powder, chili pepper powder, modified potato starch, egg, curry powder [turmeric powder, dextrin, salt, milk]), Corn syrup, Artificial flavor, Soy sauce (soy, water, salt, wheat, high fructose corn syrup), Soybean oil, Onion, Garlic, Decolorized chili extract, Paprika extract, Lactobacillus fermented powder, Green tea flavor oil (water, polyglycerin fatty acid ester, tea catechin, dextrin) Allergen: Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat (Missing allergens declared from the label: egg, milk, and wheat) Manufactured by: Samyang Foods Co. Ltd. Seoul, Korea

Quantity

8,430 boxes (210,750 bottles)

Reason

Undeclared allergens of egg, milk, and wheat

Recall initiation date

January 14, 2021

Report date

February 3, 2021

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

June 15, 2021

Distribution pattern

NJ, WA, CA, MD, NY

UPC, lot, and code information

Expiration date : prior to 8/31/2021

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

E-Mail

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 87162 with 2 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Samyang Foods Co Ltd

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State	Distributed
New Jersey	1
Washington	1
California	1
Maryland	1
New York	1

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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