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Product identification

Product type

Seaweed Products

Name of product (size)

Wako Shokai brand Dried Seaweed (Kome Hijiki) (30g)

Wako Shokai brand Roasted Seaweed (Hijiki) (25g)

Yamanaka Foods brand Dried Seaweed (Mekabu) (15g)

Ichbiki brand Hijiki Seaweed / Seasoned Vegetable (70g)

Batch marking

All batches and all dates.

Package size and description

The seaweed products are sold in various weights in plastic packaging.  

Distribution

The products are imported from China and Japan.

The products are sold at ethnic stores throughout New Zealand.

The products have not been re-exported

If you are a retailer of the products in this recall, download a copy of the point of sale notice. You need to display it in your store for one month.

Point of sale notice – Wako Shokai, Yamanaka Foods and Ichbiki brand Seaweed products [PDF, 126 KB]

Consumer advice

Affected products should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the products to their retailer for a full refund.

Arsenic: safe levels in food

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Tokyo Foods Company Ltd:

  • Phone: 09 570 5792
  • Address: 32 Bowden Rd, Mount Wellington, Auckland

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