Ajinomoto Foods North America product recalled over foreign material

Recall date

February 19, 2026

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. Recalls Chicken Fried Rice Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Recall number

005-2026

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Ajinomoto Foods North America

Sold / distributed

Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Editor’s Note: Mar. 9, 2026 – The product list in the expanded recall (See Recall 005-2026-EXP ) was updated to reflect that products with the listed lot numbers, regardless of best-by date, are subject to the recall. View full product list . View all labels . Editor’s Note: Mar. 3, 2026 – Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., expanded its recall on March 3, 2026 (See Recall 005-2026-EXP ). The establishment recalled 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. View full product list . View all labels . WASHINGTON, FEB. 19, 2026 – Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., a Portland, Ore. establishment, is recalling 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The NRTE chicken fried rice items were produced between September 8, 2025, and November 17, 2025. The following products are subject to recall [ view labels ]: 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. 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 subject to recall 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 FSIS that it received four consumer complaints regarding glass found in product. There have been no confirme…