Companion Foods Corp. Recall: An FDA inspection at the manufacturing facility found seven products that do not properly declare wheat as a sub-ingredient of soy sauce in the ingredient list. Wheat is listed in the Contains statement.

🇺🇸 United States

1. March 1, 2017 - Recall initiated
2. April 19, 2017 - Reported by source
3. June 16, 2017 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1884-2017

Event ID

76684

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class III

Company

Companion Foods Corp.

Product description

SZECHUAN STYLE KUNG-PAO SAUCE (HOT PAPAO LAJAN), 10 oz. cans, 24 cans per case. Product of Taiwan UPC CODE: 0 76277 10395 9 Companion Foods Corp. Taipei, Taiwan

Quantity

140 Cartons (24 x 10 oz. tins per carton)

Reason

An FDA inspection at the manufacturing facility found seven products that do not properly declare wheat as a sub-ingredient of soy sauce in the ingredient list. Wheat is listed in the Contains statement.

Recall initiation date

March 1, 2017

Report date

April 19, 2017

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

June 16, 2017

Distribution pattern

CA, NJ, IL.

UPC, lot, and code information

LOT NUMBERS: 4808-BV25A,6225-BV25B BEST BEFORE DATES: 8/8/2017, 2/25/2019; LOT NUMBERS: 6225-BV25B BEST BEFORE DATES: 2/25/2019.

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

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 76684 with 6 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Companion Foods Corp.

Other recalls from Companion Foods Corp.

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
California	1
New Jersey	1
Illinois	1

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

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