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Ended FSISRecall 005-2026 (7 months ago)

Ajinomoto Fried Rice, Ramen, and Shu Mai

Chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai may contain glass, which can cause injury.

High risk

There is a reasonable chance that eating it could cause serious health problems or death.

USDA Class I recall · How risk is rated

What to do

What happened

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., a Portland, Ore. establishment, expanded its recall on March 3, 2026, to include approximately 33,617,045 additional pounds of various ready-to-eat and not ready-to-eat chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products, for a combined total of 36,987,575 pounds subject to the recall.

The initial recall, announced February 19, 2026, covered approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically glass.

The NRTE chicken fried rice items were produced between September 8, 2025, and November 17, 2025.

The products subject to recall include 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 through 26 NO 12, and 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 BY dates 9/8/2026 through 11/17/2026.

The products were distributed nationwide.

Summary by Recall Canary from the FSIS notice.

What to do

If a code on your package matches:

  1. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
  2. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  3. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Consumer Affairs, Ajinomoto Foods North America, at (855) 742-5011 or email at customercare@ajinomotofoods.com.
  4. (855) 742-5011 customercare@ajinomotofoods.com.

Is yours affected?

Match the list below, then check the codes the FSIS notice also names.

  1. Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice

    Best-by
    26 SE 09 through 26 NO 12
  2. Trader Joe's Chicken Fried Rice

    Best-by
    9/8/2026 through 11/17/2026

From the FSIS notice

The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-18356 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Label photos, 11

Details

Recalled
Sold in
Nationwide
Recall ID
005-2026
Company
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Ajinomoto Toyo Frozen Noodle, Inc.
Also recalled by FDA
Ajinomoto Frozen Fried Rice and Gyoza Dumplings · Mar 2026
Contact
Consumer Affairs, Ajinomoto Foods North America, (855) 742-5011, customercare@ajinomotofoods.com
Processing
Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable, Heat Treated - Not Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
  1. Announced by USDA FSIS

  2. Expansion announced by USDA FSIS

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service