37 million pounds of frozen foods recalled by Portland company, may contain glass

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland-based business is expanding its recall over possible broken glass contamination to nearly 37 million pounds of its frozen chicken foods, like fried rice, ramen, and dumplings.

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., headquartered in Portland, already had issued a recall of some frozen not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken products back on February 19.

On March 3, however, they expanded the recall to include 16 total NRTE products that include both chicken and pork.

The products are under the Ajinomoto brand, as well as packaged under Kroger (Fred Meyer), Ling Ling, Tai Pei and Trader Joe’s branding.

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The recalled products have “best-by” dates ranging February 28, 2026, through August 19, 2027.

They also have he establishment number of P-18356, P-18356B, or P-47971 inside the USDA inspection mark. You can find photos of the products here, or a list of labels here.

The products were shipped nationwide, and some were even exported to Canada and Mexico.

Ajinomoto Foods issued the recall after getting several complaints from people who found glass in their products.

“Upon further investigation, the establishment determined that a vegetable source ingredient, specifically carrots, was the likely source of the glass contamination, which also impacted the additional products subject to this expanded recall,” the USDA said in an announcement of the recall.

As of Tuesday, there were no reported injuries linked to the recall.

If you have any of the recalled products, you are asked to throw them out or bring them back to the store where you purchased them.