Trader Joe's now isn't the only supermarket affected, and the earlier quantity just multiplied by 10.
It’s a tough day to work for one Oregon-based food producer. Last week’s 3 million-plus-pound recall on chicken fried rice at Trader Joe’s and a grocer in Canada has now increased considerably, due to the potential for broken glass in the product.
Tuesday night, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service published an announcement that Ajinomoto Foods North America “is recalling approximately 33,617,045 additional pounds of various ready-to-eat (RTE) and NRTE chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products, for a combined total of 36,987,575 pounds subject to recall.”
The announcement states that this now affects 16 distinct products produced between October 2024 and February 2026, bearing any of the following establishment numbers: P-18356, P-18356B, or P-47971.
Some to highlight, and where they may be sold, are the following:
- Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice
- Trader Joe’s Chicken Shu Mai (dumplings)
- Kroger Chinese Inspirations Chicken Fried Rice
- Tai Pei Chicken Fried Rice
- Tai Pei Ultimate Fried Rice
- Ling Ling Restaurant Style Fried Rice – Yakitori Chicken
- Ling Ling Tokyo-Style Ramen – Shoyu Chicken
- Ling Ling Tokyo-Style Ramen – Tonkotsu Chicken
- Ajinomoto Fried Rice – Authentic Japanese Style (Chicken)
- Ajinomoto Fried Rice – Yakitori Chicken
- Ajinomoto Japanese-Style Kurobuta Pork Fried Rice
- Ajinomoto Tokyo Style Shoyu Ramen With Chicken (also sold under a Canadian French-language label)
In addition to Trader Joe’s and Kroger as affected retailers, Tai Pei and Ling Ling brands have been sold at Walmart and Target. It’s also reported some of the Ajinomoto-branded products were exported to Canada and Texas.
More details have emerged about what prompted the recall. Last week we reported that multiple customers had complained of having discovered glass in the product. Now, the FSIS adds: “Upon further investigation, the establishment determined that a vegetable source ingredient, specifically carrots, was the likely source of the glass contamination, which also impacted the additional products subject to this expanded recall. There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.”
The recourse the parties advise is the following: “Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”
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