Trader Joe's Recalls 10M More Pounds Of Products From NJ Stores

Nearly 47 million pounds of food are now affected by an ongoing recall that includes multiple products sold at Trader Joe's stores in New Jersey.

The items are being recalled over concerns that they may be contaminated with bits of glass, according to health officials.

The recall by Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. was initially announced last month, but was expanded on Friday to include an additional 9,885,240 pounds (or nearly 412,000 cases) of Trader Joe's vegetable fried rice.

According to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the product bears item #5650233 and UPC #00521482. Best-by date ranges are listed here.

The FDA said the product was distributed in 43 states, including New Jersey.

The initial recall announced on Feb. 19 affected over 3 million pounds of frozen food products sold at Trader Joe’s, including chicken fried rice sold in 20-ounce plastic bag packages.

The product was shipped to stores nationwide. Labels can be viewed here.

The recall was expanded on March 16 to include more than 33.6 million additional pounds of chicken and pork fried rice, ramen and shu mai dumplings, according to the FDA.

The expansion included 16 products made between Oct. 21, 2024, and Feb. 26, 2026, under brand names Trader Joe's, Kroger, Ajinomoto, Ling Ling and Tai Pei.

Among the Trader Joe's items included in the recall is the brand's popular chicken fried rice.

The products have best-by dates ranging from Feb. 28, 2026, through Aug. 19, 2027, and bear establishment numbers P-18356, P-18356B, or P-47971 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. You can view product labels here.

“The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that it received multiple consumer complaints involving glass found in the product,” the Food Safety and Inspection Service said in its announcement.

No injuries have been reported to date.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to eat them, officials said. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Ajinomoto Foods North America at 855-742-5011 or customercare@ajinomotofoods.com.

Those with food safety questions can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or email MPHotline@usda.gov.

Trader Joe's locations in New Jersey include:

• Brick
• Bridgewater
• Cherry Hill
• Clifton
• Denville
• Edgewater
• Florham Park
• Freehold
• Hoboken
• Iselin
• Marlton
• Middletown Township
• Millburn
• North Brunswick
• Paramus
• Princeton
• Shrewsbury
• Wayne
• Westfield
• Westwood

Editor's Note: This article contains reporting from Patch Editor Megan VerHelst.