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More popular Trader Joe’s items have been tacked onto a nationwide recall that involved millions of pounds of foodstuffs that were potentially contaminated by foreign objects.
Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. recalled a massive 9,885,240 pounds of Trader Joe’s Vegetable Fried Rice after slivers of glass were found in the one-pound meals, according to the FDA advisory.
The shards ranged from 1 to 3 cm long and 2 to 4 mm wide.
Per the notice, the affected items had best-buy dates ranging from Feb. 28, 2026, to Nov. 19, 2026, and were sold in 43 states.
The seven states unaffected by the recall were Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Iowa.
The measure was the expansion of a preexisting recall that was issued on Feb. 19 and later expanded on March 3, per an FDA advisory.
Affected items included Trader Joe’s Chicken Shu Mai — chicken and veggie dumplings with soy sauce — and Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice with stir-fried rice, veggies, eggs and seasoned dark meat chicken.
They had best-buy dates ranging between Feb. 28, 2026, and Aug. 19, 2027.
According to the recall notice, an investigation revealed that a “vegetable source ingredient, specifically carrots, was the likely source of the glass contamination.”
All told, nearly 37 million pounds of various ready-to-eat items were recalled in the food retraction, which affected 16 brands under popular brand names such as Kroger and Tai Pei.
However, health authorities cautioned that tainted items could still be lurking inside customers’ freezers.
The full list of products can be found here.
Thankfully, there have been no injuries associated with the contamination, per the FDA, which urged anyone concerned about an injury to report to a “healthcare provider.”
They also advised impacted customers to refrain from consuming the products and to throw them away or return them to their place of purchase.
