Report cards › Food › Wei-Chuan U S A Inc.

WEI-CHUAN

Name: CSWH grade, method v1.0
Rating: 87

Owned by Wei-Chuan U S A Inc. · 44 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade A (87)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 87.4545.

Grade by indicator
Indicator	Grade	What we found
Recalls (40%)	B (80)	1 Class II (4 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)	A (89)	Tier A: 0 of 44 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 8 of 44 products (Bleached flour, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Red No. 40, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), FD&C Yellow No. 6 and 1 more) · B (70) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)	A (100)	None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 pathogen) · IARC notes (1 product) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.

Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

Class II, Jun 26, 2025 · Pathogen · FDA event 97195
- Wei-Chuan branded Black Fungus Slice. Net weight: 2.5 oz UPC#: 072869231321
  Reason (FDA's words)
  "Wood-Ear" mushroom tested positive for Salmonella.
  Code information
  Expiration date: 20260417; Lot: XJ17
  Recalling firm
  Wei-Chuan USA Inc
  Dates
  Recall started Jun 26, 2025; classified Jul 17, 2025
  Status
  Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
  How we matched it
  matched by recalling firm (name) and brand name
  FDA record H-0279-2025: openFDA · Report an error

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Bleached flour Tier B in 4 of 44 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(6): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 3 of 44 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(43): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 2 of 44 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Tier B in 1 of 44 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(4): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Tier B in 1 of 44 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(5): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 1 of 44 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(44): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Lye Tier B in 1 of 44 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(23): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 1 of 44 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.

Products (9)

CURRY CHICKEN RICE BOWL · UPC 72869822079 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha") · Report an error
PORK & CHINESE SPINACH DUMPLING · UPC 72869712905 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error
PORK & CHINESE SPINACH WONTON, & 2 SOUP BASE PACKETS · UPC 72869732903 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error
PORK & SHRIMP WONTON · UPC 72869732927 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5") · Report an error
PORK AND WATER CHESTNUT DUMPLING PRE-STEAMED SHUMAI, PORK AND WATER CHESTNUT · UPC 72869732651 · FoodData Central record of Dec 1, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
PRESERVED DUCK EGGS · UPC 72869351029 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B Lye ("lye") · Report an error
SHRIMP, CHINESE CELERY & PORK WONTONS · UPC 72869732910 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error
STEWED PORK & MUSHROOM RICE BOWL RICE WITH STEWED PORK PICKLED MUSTARD AND MUSHROOM, STEWED PORK & MUSHROOM · UPC 72869822130 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow no 5") · Report an error
CHINESE STYLE SAUSAGE · UPC 72869413000 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error

Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".

FDA warning letters to Wei-Chuan U S A Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.