By SDCN Staff
WASHINGTON–Ajinomoto Foods North America, Incorporated is recalling approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically glass, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday.
According to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the NRTE chicken fried rice items were produced between September 8, 2025, and November 17, 2025.
The products subject to recall are 1.53-kg. cardboard packages containing 6 bags of frozen “Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice” with Best Before/Meilleur Avant dates 26 SE 09 thorough 26 NO 12. The 20-oz. (1 lb. 4 oz.) plastic bag packages containing frozen “Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice with stir fried rice, vegetables, seasoned dark chicken meat and eggs” with Best Buy dates 9/8/2026 through 11/17/2026.
The products bear establishment number P-18356 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The Trader Joe’s item was shipped to Trader Joe’s retail locations nationwide. The Ajinomoto item was exported only to Canada.
The problem was discovered after the establishment notified the food safety agency that it received four consumer complaints regarding glass found in the product. There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of the product.
Food Safety and Inspection Service is concerned that some products may be in retailers’ or consumers’ freezers. 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.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Consumer Affairs, Ajinomoto Foods North America, at (855) 742-5011 or email at customercare@ajinomotofoods.com.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov.
