From Fox Business: American shoppers are being urged to check their freezers after nearly 37 million pounds of frozen food products were recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with glass.
Ajinomoto Foods North America has expanded last month’s recall to include an additional 33,617,045 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat and not-ready-to-eat chicken and pork fried rice, ramen and shumai dumpling products, according to a notice issued Tuesday by the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The Oregon-based company initially announced it was recalling 3,370,530 pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products Feb. 20. With the expansion, the total now stands at 36,987,575 pounds.
The expanded recall includes popular frozen items sold under the brand names Ajinomoto, Kroger, Ling Ling, Tai Pei and Trader Joe’s, FSIS said.
The affected products include the following products produced between Oct. 21, 2024, and Feb. 26, 2026, and with best-by dates ranging from Feb. 28, 2026 to Aug. 19, 2027:
- Ajinomoto Tokyo Style Shoyu (Soy Sauce) Ramen With Chicken
- Ajinomoto Fried Rice Authentic Japanese Style
- Kroger Chinese Inspirations Chicken Fried Rice
- Ling Ling Restaurant Style Fried Rice Yakitori Chicken
- Tai Pei Chicken Fried Rice
- Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice
- Trader Joe’s Chicken Shu Mai and others
The recalled items have establishment numbers P-18356, P-18356B or P-47971.
A recall for millions of pounds of food products from Ajinomoto Foods sold nationwide has expanded due to possible foreign material contamination, according to an alert from the Food Safety and Inspection Service. https://t.co/qgCJVm0OPw
— FOX 5 NY (@fox5ny) March 5, 2026
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