The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·H-0592-2026·Announced 2026-04-01

Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice recalled for glass fragments

Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. is recalling Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice (1 lb bags, Item 5650233) due to glass fragments (1–3 cm long, 2–4 mm wide) found in the product. The recall affects approximately 9.9 million pounds distributed across 40 US states.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA has classified this as a Class II recall. Glass fragments present a risk of injury; however, no illness or injury reports are mentioned in the source text, placing this at the high end of moderate-to-high based on the physical hazard nature and wide distribution.

Plain-English summary

Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. is recalling Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice, Item 5650233, distributed nationwide. The product is sold in 1 pound bags with retail bag UPC 00521482 and case UPC 10052148200001. The recall affects approximately 9,885,240 pounds (411,885 cases) with Best By dates ranging from February 28, 2026 to November 19, 2026.

The recall is due to the presence of glass fragments in the product, varying in size from 1 to 3 centimeters long and 2 to 4 millimeters wide. Glass fragments pose a risk of injury if ingested.

The product is distributed across the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. Those with recalled product should discard it or return it to the retailer for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Item 5650233 Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice, net wt. 1lb per bag. Retail bag UPC 00521482. Product packaging is flexible bags in a master case or flexible bags in cartons in a master case. There are 24/1lb. bags per case. Case UPC 10052148200001. All products are intended t
Manufacturer
Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.
Category
Food — Frozen prepared foods
Hazard
  • glass-fragments
  • foreign-object
  • injury-risk

Distribution

Distributed in 43 states:

  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NE
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI
  • WY

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