Overview
- Ajinomoto Foods added 9,885,240 pounds of Trader Joe’s Vegetable Fried Rice on Friday, expanding the supplier-led recall to nearly 37 million pounds across brands like Kroger, Ling Ling, and Tai Pei.
- The recalled one‑pound bags went to 43 states with best‑by dates from February 28 to November 19, 2026, and some products in the wider recall also shipped to Canada and Mexico.
- Federal notices describe glass pieces about 1–3 centimeters long and 2–4 millimeters wide, and there have been no confirmed injuries so far.
- FSIS identified a vegetable ingredient—specifically carrots—as the likely source of the contamination, and regulators labeled the action a Class II recall indicating a low chance of serious harm.
- Shoppers are urged not to eat the items and to throw them away or return them for a refund, using USDA establishment numbers P-18356, P-18356B, and P-47971 and agency product lists to check their freezers.