CFIA Issues Warning: Frozen Basa Fillets from Vietnam Recalled Over Banned Drug Residue

CFIA Issues Warning: Frozen Basa Fillets from Vietnam Recalled Over Banned Drug Residue

Date: December 5, 2025

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food safety warning and initiated a recall of a batch of frozen basa fillets imported from Vietnam after detecting a prohibited veterinary drug residue—3-amino-2-oxazolidinone (AOZ), a metabolite of furazolidone.

According to the CFIA, the recalled products were sold as unbranded bulk fillets in 4.54 kg packages. Official documents indicate that the recall was carried out by Blundell Seafoods, a company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The incident has been classified as a Class 3 recall, indicating a potential health risk, though no serious adverse reactions have been reported to date. The CFIA noted that AOZ is a tissue-bound metabolite of furazolidone, a nitrofuran antibiotic banned for use in food-producing animals in Canada and many other countries due to potential health concerns associated with long-term human exposure.

Retailers, distributors, and food service establishments—including hotels and restaurants—have been instructed to immediately stop selling or serving the affected products. This batch was distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

Details of the recalled products include:

• UPC: 0000000011976

• Batch Number: VN 026VI 0374 CAN

• Production Date: May 25, 2025

• Expiration Date: May 27, 2025

The CFIA stated that it is monitoring the involved companies to ensure the complete removal of the affected products from the market and will continue conducting sampling tests to safeguard the integrity of the food supply chain.

Information source: Foodmate(https://news.foodmate.net/)