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title: "CHOSHIYA: Menma Ajitsuke Prepared Bamboo Shoot — FDA announcement Feb 12, 2025 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Potential Foodborne Illness - Botulism"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-7b91b59df5559007-choshiya-menma-ajitsuke-prepared-bamboo-shoot/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# CHOSHIYA: Menma Ajitsuke Prepared Bamboo Shoot — FDA announcement Feb 12, 2025

Published notice; closure not supplied

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Feb 12, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Menma Ajitsuke Prepared Bamboo Shoot
- **Reason**: Potential Foodborne Illness - Botulism
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: AKT Trading Inc.
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement
- **Source record identifier**: 7b91b59df5559007

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/akt-trading-inc-recalls-seasoned-bamboo-shoots-because-possible-health-risk)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | JANCODE (UPC): 4983673527332; Expiration Date: 1/29/2025; This issue was discovered on 1/14/2025 at the Tokyo Central Costa Mesa retail store where the product was found being sold under ambient (non-refrigerated) conditions. The missing "Keep Refrigerated" label likely contributed to this issue. The product was immediately removed from sale at this location. Consumers who have purchased the affected product with the specified expiration date are urged not to consume it. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

This issue was discovered on 1/14/2025 at the Tokyo Central Costa Mesa retail store where the product was found being sold under ambient (non-refrigerated) conditions. The missing "Keep Refrigerated" label likely contributed to this issue. The product was immediately removed from sale at this location. Consumers who have purchased the affected product with the specified expiration date are urged not to consume it. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Feb 12, 2025
- **Company announcement date**: Feb 11, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Consumers with questions may contact AKT Trading Inc. at 310-715-2174 or info@aktusa.com.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/akt-trading-inc-recalls-seasoned-bamboo-shoots-because-possible-health-risk)

## Related records

[Other food records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/other-food/) [AKT Trading Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/akt-trading-inc/)