Not all Chinese products are subject to recall... 4 things to check on wood ear and white wood ear mushroom packaging

Being labeled as Chinese does not automatically make a product subject to recall. For Taeyang Trading's wood ear mushrooms, the packaging date of May 26, 2026, must be checked, and for Seongmin Trading's white wood ear mushrooms, the packaging date of April 2, 2026, and whether it is a 1kg package must also be cross-referenced on the packaging.

The recall targets are wood ear mushrooms and white wood ear mushrooms

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on September 10, 2026, that wood ear mushrooms imported and sold by Taeyang Trading and white wood ear mushrooms imported and sold by Seongmin Trading are being recalled due to exceeding residual pesticide standards. If you are storing dried mushrooms at home, do not judge based solely on whether the origin is China, but check the product type and identification information on the packaging together.

The starting point for verification is to first divide the product names into wood ear mushrooms and white wood ear mushrooms. Then, you can sequentially match the importer/distributor, Chinese manufacturer, packaging unit, and packaging date with the announced information. Even for the same Chinese product, a process of checking if all this information is identical is required.

Taeyang Trading wood ear mushrooms are 1kg packaged on May 26

The importer/distributor of the target wood ear mushrooms is Taeyang Trading, and the manufacturer is HUBEI PIAOYANG FOOD TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD in China. The packaging unit is 1kg, and the packaging date is announced as May 26, 2026. You should cross-reference the product name "wood ear mushroom" with this company name, manufacturer, unit, and date on the packaging.

Even if only the company name Taeyang Trading matches, if the packaging date or packaging unit is different, it is distinguished from the announced product information. Conversely, if you see the 1kg marking and the May 26, 2026 packaging date, it is good to also check the English name of the manufacturer. The expiration date is reported to be 2 years from the packaging date.

Seongmin Trading white wood ear mushrooms are 1kg packaged on April 2

The importer/distributor of the target white wood ear mushrooms is Seongmin Trading, and the manufacturer is GUTIAN YUMEIJIA FOOD CO.,LTD in China. The packaging unit is 1kg, and the packaging date is April 2, 2026. It is important not to mix the Taeyang Trading information for wood ear mushrooms with the Seongmin Trading information for white wood ear mushrooms.

On the white wood ear mushroom packaging, after the product name, check the Seongmin Trading name and the manufacturer's name, and then cross-reference the 1kg and April 2, 2026. Since the packaging date is different from the May 26 date of the wood ear mushrooms, the date is one of the key indicators that distinguishes the two products. The expiration date is guided to be up to 24 months from the packaging date.

Detected residual pesticides and levels are also different

It was reported that carbendazim at 0.17mg/kg was detected in Taeyang Trading's wood ear mushrooms. The standard is 0.01mg/kg or less, and the detected amount is 17 times the standard. Carbendazim is introduced as a pesticide used to prevent fungal diseases in fruits and vegetables.

Acetamiprid at 0.05mg/kg was detected in Seongmin Trading's white wood ear mushrooms, and the standard was reported to be 0.01mg/kg or less. This is at a level of 5 times the standard. Acetamiprid was introduced as an insecticide used for pest control, and the two products are different recall targets in terms of detected components and levels.

Total recall volume for the two products is 9,780kg

The reported recall volume is a total of 9,780kg, consisting of 6,900kg of Taeyang Trading wood ear mushrooms and 2,880kg of Seongmin Trading white wood ear mushrooms. This figure is presented as the combined volume for this recall notice regarding the two products.

If you have stored products in large quantities or have transferred them from the original packaging, it is better to first check the remaining packaging markings. Whether a product is subject to recall can be determined by matching the company, manufacturer, packaging date, and packaging unit, rather than by a single product name or origin.

If all information matches, stop consumption and return

Products whose packaging information matches all the recall details must stop being consumed. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has advised consumers who purchased the products to stop consumption and return them to the place of purchase.

Before returning, it will be helpful to re-verify the importer/distributor, manufacturer, packaging date, and packaging unit written on the packaging to distinguish the product. Even if the product names are similar, if this identification information differs from the announced content, do not arbitrarily judge it as a recall target, but cross-reference the packaging markings again.

Reference Sources

• "Please return them" Chinese wood ear and white wood ear mushrooms detect residual pesticides up to 17 times the limit < Consumer < Consumer·Life < Article Body - Social Times
• Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recalls 9.7 tons of Chinese wood ear mushrooms with residual pesticides up to 17 times the limit

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• Stock photo of wood ear mushrooms being cultivated on a farm. Source: Triogu / Wikimedia Commons. Original: Wood ear mushroom farm.jpg · CC-BY-SA-3.0
• Stock photo of white wood ear mushroom (Tremella fuciformis). Source: Matt Kenne / Wikimedia Commons. Original: Tremella fuciformis 341287361.jpg · CC0