Trader Joe's and Ralphs recall some frozen foods amid glass contamination concerns
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Trader Joe’s, Ralphs and others have recalled some frozen food products amid concerns they may be contaminated with glass.The recalls come weeks after Monrovia-based Trader Joe’s recalled batches of its private-label chicken fried rice with best-by dates between Sept.
8 and Nov.17 due to glass.Trader Joe’s on Tuesday expanded the recalls to include vegetable fried rice with best-by dates between Feb.
28 and Nov.19; Japanese-style fried rice with best-by dates between Feb.
28 and Nov.14 and chicken shu mai with best-by dates between March 13 and Oct.
23.More batches of chicken fried rice have been added to the recall: look for best by-dates between March 4 and Feb.
10, 2027.Business Federal officials received four complaints about glass in their frozen fried rice.
No injuries were reported.“At Trader Joe’s, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our customers and Crew Members,” company spokesperson Nakia Rohde said in an emailed statement.“With this in mind, we do the daily work to make certain our products meet our stringent food safety expectations.
We don’t take any chances when it comes to product safety and quality.”The grocer recommends that customers throw affected products away or return them to a store for a full refund.Ajinomoto Foods North America, which manufactures Trader Joe’s private-label fried rice and shu mai, said there have been no injuries or adverse reactions related to the recalled products to date.
It expanded its voluntary recall “out of an abundance of caution,” company spokesperson Sara Guindi said in an email.“The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that it received multiple consumer complaints ,” the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement Wednesday.
“Upon further investigation, the establishment determined that a vegetable source ingredient, spec...