Ajinomoto and Trader Joe's Chicken Fried Rice products recalled due to Foreign Matter Contamination

United States

Update March 9th, 2026:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has clarified that the recall includes products with the listed lot numbers regardless of their best-by date. The product list was updated to reflect this change.

The recall expansion announced on March 3rd adds approximately 33,617,045 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) and not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products, bringing the total recalled amount to 36,987,575 pounds.

The additional products were produced between October 21, 2024, and February 26, 2026, under the brands Ajinomoto, Kroger, Ling Ling, Tai Pei, and Trader Joe’s, and were shipped to retail locations nationwide. Some Ajinomoto items were also exported to Canada and Mexico.

The contamination investigation determined that carrots used as a vegetable ingredient were the likely source of the glass fragments found in the products.

Source: www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/ajinomoto-foods-north-america-inc--expands-recall-chicken-and-pork-fried-rice-ramen


Update March 3rd, 2026:
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. has expanded its February 19, 2026, recall to include approximately 33,617,045 additional pounds of frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) and not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products. The combined total of recalled products is now 36,987,575 pounds.

The expanded recall includes 16 additional products sold under the brand names Ajinomoto, Kroger, Ling Ling, Tai Pei, and Trader Joe’s, produced between October 21, 2024, and February 26, 2026. The affected items have best-by dates ranging from February 28, 2026, through August 19, 2027, and bear establishment numbers P-18356, P-18356B, or P-47971 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

You can check the full list and labels of recalled products in the links below.

The expansion follows further investigation into consumer complaints of glass found in products. The company has identified a vegetable ingredient (carrots) as the likely source of the contamination, which impacted additional items beyond those originally recalled.

Product List: www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/documents/Recall-005-2026-EXP-Product-List.pdf
Product Labels: www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food_label_pdf/2026-03/Recall-005-2026-EXP-Labels.pdf
Source: www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/ajinomoto-foods-north-america-inc--expands-recall-chicken-and-pork-fried-rice-ramen


February 19th, 2026:
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is recalling approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen not ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products due to potential contamination with glass. These products were distributed to Trader Joe’s locations nationwide in the United States and exported to Canada.

AFFECTED PRODUCT:

PRODUCT: "AJINOMOTO YAKITORI CHICKEN WITH JAPANESE-STYLE FRIED RICE"
- 1.53-kg packages
- With best-before dates from September 26, 2026, to November 12, 2026
- Bear the establishment number P-18356.

PRODUCT: "TRADER JOE’S Chicken Fried Rice"
- 20-oz. packages
- With best-by dates from September 8, 2026, to November 17, 2026.
- Bear the establishment number P-18356.

The issue was identified after four consumer complaints about glass in the product. The recall was initiated on February 19, 2026.

Source: www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/ajinomoto-foods-north-america-inc--recalls-chicken-fried-rice-products-due-0