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Gemini Food Corporation Inc Recall: Investigation of consumer complaint found that two products had undeclared wheat as flour in an ingredient and was not listed in the ingredient statement.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Gemini Food Corporation Inc
Product
Imperial Taste Fried Garlic, Tu Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item #1763…
Recall date
November 27, 2018
Terminated
April 1, 2019
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Investigation of consumer complaint found that two products had undeclared wheat as flour in an ingredient and was not listed in the ingredient statement.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
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 Not published in this source record 715 Garlic 8 oz.; 525 Garlic 12 oz. All codes

Distribution

  • AZ
  • CA
  • VA
  • WI
  • AL
  • AR
  • GA
  • LA
  • MN
  • MS
  • TN
  • TX
  • MI
  • FL
  • IA
  • IN
  • KS
  • MO
  • NC
  • OH
  • SC. NM
  • CO
  • HI
  • IL
  • OR
  • UT
  • WA
  • KY
  • MA
  • ME
  • NH
  • PA
  • RI
  • NA

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0701-2019
Event ID
81663
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Gemini Food Corporation Inc
Product description
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
Quantity
715 Garlic 8 oz.; 525 Garlic 12 oz.
Reason
Investigation of consumer complaint found that two products had undeclared wheat as flour in an ingredient and was not listed in the ingredient statement.
Recall initiation date
November 27, 2018
Report date
December 19, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
April 1, 2019
Distribution pattern
AZ, CA, VA, WI, AL, AR, GA, LA, MN, MS, TN, TX, MI, FL, IA, IN, KS, MO, NC, OH, SC. NM, CO, HI, IL, OR, UT,WA, KY, MA, ME, NH, PA, RI, NA
UPC, lot, and code information
All codes
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 81663 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.

FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II

Gemini Food Corporation Inc

Product
Imperial Taste Fried Red Onion, Cu Hanh Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item…
Published
December 19, 2018
Distribution
AZ, CA, VA, WI, AL, AR, GA, LA, MN, MS,…

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Responsible company: Gemini Food Corporation Inc

Other recalls from Gemini Food Corporation Inc

FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II

Gemini Food Corporation Inc

Product
Imperial Taste Fried Red Onion, Cu Hanh Phi; 24 x 8oz. Item…
Published
December 19, 2018
Distribution
AZ, CA, VA, WI, AL, AR, GA, LA, MN, MS,…

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Distribution map

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Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Arizona 1
California 1
Virginia 1
Wisconsin 1
Alabama 1
Arkansas 1
Georgia 1
Louisiana 1
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Michigan 1
Florida 1
Iowa 1
Indiana 1
Kansas 1
Missouri 1
North Carolina 1
Ohio 1
South Carolina 1
New Mexico 1
Colorado 1
Hawaii 1
Illinois 1
Oregon 1
Utah 1
Washington 1
Kentucky 1
Massachusetts 1
Maine 1
New Hampshire 1
Pennsylvania 1
Rhode Island 1

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