37 Million Pounds of Fried Rice, Ramen, and Dumplings Recalled Over Glass Fragments — Check Your Freezer Right Now

What’s Being Recalled

The recall covers fried rice, ramen, and dumpling products produced between October 21, 2024 and February 26, 2026. The brands affected are Ajinomoto, Kroger, Ling Ling, Tai Pei, and Trader Joe’s — names that appear on freezer shelves in millions of homes across the country.

Specific Trader Joe’s products included in the recall are:

• Chicken Fried Rice
• Vegetable Fried Rice
• Japanese Style Fried Rice
• Chicken Shu Mai

Kroger Chinese Inspirations Chicken Fried Rice has also been added to the recall. Products under the Ling Ling, Tai Pei, and Ajinomoto brands produced during the same date range are also covered.

As of the time of publication, no injuries have been reported. But glass fragments don’t always cause immediate symptoms — especially small ones that go unnoticed during a meal.

What Caused the Glass

Investigators traced the glass fragments back to contaminated carrots that were used as an ingredient in the affected dishes. The carrots entered the manufacturing process already containing glass, which then ended up distributed throughout the finished products.

The shards range from 1 to 3 centimeters long and 2 to 4 millimeters wide. To put that in everyday terms: the smallest shards are roughly the length of a fingernail. The largest are about the length of a large paperclip. These are not microscopic particles — they are pieces large enough to cut the inside of your mouth, throat, or digestive tract.

Glass shards up to three centimeters long — roughly the length of a large paperclip — were found inside products that millions of households bought and stored in their freezers.

What to Do If You Have These Products

If you have any of the recalled brands or products in your freezer right now, here is what the FDA recommends:

• Check your freezer immediately for any of the recalled brands and products.
• Do not eat the product — even if it looks and smells completely fine. Glass contamination is not visible through the packaging and cannot be detected by smell or appearance.
• You can return the product to the store where you bought it for a full refund.
• Keep your receipt or packaging if possible — it will help with the return and may be important if you need to document an injury.
• If you or a family member already ate one of the recalled products and experienced any injury — a cut mouth or throat, stomach pain, digestive issues, or anything that felt unusual after eating — see a doctor as soon as possible.

Who May Have a Case

No lawsuits have been announced in connection with this recall yet. But glass contamination recalls like this one can lead to personal injury cases when people are actually hurt by the products.

If you swallowed glass from one of these recalled products and suffered a verifiable injury — a cut in your mouth or throat, damage to your digestive system, or another documented physical injury confirmed by a doctor — you may have the right to pursue a case against the manufacturer.

The recall itself is important evidence. It shows the company knew about the problem and acknowledged that the products were not safe. That acknowledgment matters when someone has been injured.

A free case review costs nothing and can help you understand whether you have options. There is no obligation and no fee unless compensation is recovered for you.

Why Glass in Food Happens — and Why Companies Can Be Held Responsible

Food manufacturers have a legal duty to make sure the products they sell to consumers are safe. That duty extends throughout the supply chain — including the ingredients they source from outside vendors. When contaminated ingredients enter the manufacturing process and reach consumers, the company responsible for the end product can be held accountable for the harm that results.

Recalls like this one show the safety system doing its job — but only for people who haven’t been hurt yet. People who have already been injured by a recalled product are in a different position. They were exposed before the recall happened. The recall doesn’t undo what happened to them, and it doesn’t eliminate their right to seek accountability.

Checking Your Freezer

Go through your freezer now and look for any of the following. If you find them, do not open or consume the product:

Trader Joe’s products:

• Chicken Fried Rice
• Vegetable Fried Rice
• Japanese Style Fried Rice
• Chicken Shu Mai

Kroger:

• Chinese Inspirations Chicken Fried Rice

Additional brands to check:

• Ling Ling products produced between October 21, 2024 and February 26, 2026
• Tai Pei products produced in the same date range
• Ajinomoto products produced in the same date range

The FDA maintains the full and current list of recalled products at fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts. Check that page for the most up-to-date product list, including UPC codes and lot numbers, as the recall may expand further.