Frozen Meals from Multiple Stores Are Being Recalled for Broken Glass Contamination

We’re in the middle of a pretty big food recall, and you’ll probably want to be aware of it. In mid-February, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. issued a recall for just shy of 3.4 million pounds of its frozen chicken fried rice products, after it received multiple complaints from customers who found broken glass in their ready-to-eat meals. 

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This recall has now been significantly expanded: A few days ago, the company announced that it now seeks almost 10 times the amount of its products due to potential contamination, with nearly 37 million pounds of food across 16 products available in various stores, including Trader Joe’s and Kroger. Here are the products you should be looking out for, and what to do if you have them in your freezer.

Products Being Recalled:

A full list of product names and label pictures can be found on the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website. Brand by brand, though, the products that are being sought out by Ajinomoto Foods North America are:

Ajinomoto

• Ajinomoto De Style Tokyo Ramen À La Shoyu (Sauce Soya) Avec Poulet
• Ajinomoto Fried Rice Authentic Japanese Style
• Ajinomoto Fried Rice Authentic Japanese Style Yakitori Chicken / Ajinomoto Riz Frit De Style Japonaise Authentique Poulet Yakitori
• Ajinomoto Japanese-Style Kurobuta Pork Fried Rice made with Berkshire pork, vegetables and cooked eggs in a rich umami sauce
• Ajinomoto Japanese-Style Yakitori Chicken Fried Rice Char Grilled Chicken made with grilled white meat and tender vegetables in an authentic savory sauce
• Ajinomoto Tokyo Style Shoyu (Soy Sauce) Ramen With Chicken – Ramen noodles topped with tender white meat chicken & vegetables in a Tokyo-style soy sauce broth
• Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice Poulet Yakitori Avec Riz Frit À La Japanaise. – Made with grilled white meat and tender vegetables in an authentic savoury sauce.

Kroger

• Kroger Chinese Inspirations Chicken Fried Rice – Blend of long grain rice, white meat chicken, assorted vegetables & egg

Ling Ling

• Ling Ling Restaurant Style Fried Rice Yakitori Chicken – A Japanese-style fried rice with white meat chicken, a variety of vegetables and rice infused with a delicious umami sauce
• Ling Ling Tokyo-Style Ramen Shoyu Chicken – Ramen noodles with tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a savoury soy sauce broth
• Ling Ling Tokyo-Style Ramen Tonkotsu Chicken – Ramen noodles with tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a rich, creamy tonkotsu broth

Tai Pei

• Tai Pei Chicken Fried Rice – White meat chicken, vegetables & fried rice with oyster flavored sauce
• Tai Pei Ultimate Fried Rice – Grilled white meat chicken with savory Japanese-style fried rice, Chinese-style barbecue pork, smoke-flavored bacon, vegetables & scrambled eggs

Trader Joe’s

• Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice with stir fried rice, vegetables, seasoned dark chicken meat and eggs
• Trader Joe’s Chicken Shu Mai – Chicken & vegetable dumplings with tangy soy sauce packets
• Trader Joe’s Japanese Style Fried Rice
• Trader Joe’s Vegetable Fried Rice

The last of those two Trader Joe’s products was announced separately by the retailer, out of what the supermarket called “an abundance of caution.”

Further Product Information

All affected products were produced between October 21, 2024, and February 26, 2026, and have best-by dates ranging from February 28, 2026, to August 19, 2027. They will all bear establishment numbers P-18356, P-18356B, or P-47971. These items were shipped nationwide, and some of the Ajinomoto-brand products had also been exported to Canada and Mexico. 

What to Do If You’ve Purchased These Items

If you have any of these products in your freezer, avoid consuming them. Instead, you should either dispose of them or contact the supermarket or establishment that you bought them from for a return. Trader Joe’s customers can contact the grocery store through its online channels, or call the Trader Joe’s Customer Relations line at 626-599-3817.