NAIL Factory is recalling frozen catfish products because they were not eligible to be imported to the U.S. from Vietnam, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A.-based company is recalling around 1,635 pounds of ineligible frozen Siluriformes fish products that were produced by a company in Vietnam that is not eligible to export Siluriformes fish to the U.S, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.
“Additionally, the products were not presented for import reinspection into the U.S.,” according to the FSIS.
The products were distributed to retailers in Arizona, California, and Iowa. The USDA said the products were also distributed to nail salons, which either sold the products or used them for promotions.
The products do not bear an establishment number nor a USDA mark of inspection but bear FDA Registration #10634049806.
“While the products bear an FDA registration number, FSIS regulates Siluriformes fish and not FDA,” FSIS said.
The products include: 28.2-ounce plastic containers containing “Dac san dong que CA TRE VANG KHO TO Stewed Walking Catfish” with a “BEST BEFORE: Dec 30, 2025”; 28.2-oz. plastic containers containing “Dac san dong que CA HU KHO TO Stewed Shark Catfish” with a “BEST BEFORE: Dec 30, 2025; and 24.7-oz. plastic containers containing “Dac san dong que CA TRE VANG CHIEN NUOC MAM GUNG Fried Walking Catfish” with a “BEST BEFORE: Dec 30, 2025.”
FSIS discovered the ineligible catfish products during routine surveillance activities of imported products at a retail store in California.
However, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of the catfish products, FSIS said.
The USDA took over inspecting catfish imports in the beginning of 2019, causing a series of catfish product recalls due to companies confusing which agency was in charge of regulating the product.
Starting in January 2019, H&T Seafood recalled more than 71,000 pounds of frozen wild sheat catfish from Vietnam, then Maxfield Seafood recalled around 55,300 pounds, McAllen Cold Storage recalled approximately 52,000 pounds, and Fulton Seafood recalled more than 100,000 pounds of catfish.
