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TRADER JOE’S RECALLS EXPAND TO MORE ITEMS (March 2026)

06 Mar 2026 Leave a comment

by promacnyc in News, Trader Joes, update Tags: items, product, recall, recalls, Trader Joes

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HERE IS AN UPDATE ON RECALLED PRODUCTS (Mar 6, 2026)

As of March 2026, Trader Joe’s has recalled several frozen, ready-to-eat products due to potential contamination with foreign matter – specifically glass. Originally it as just Japanese Fried Rice. The list was expanded to include:

Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice, Vegetable Fried Rice, Japanese Style Fried Rice, and Chicken Shu Mai—

All of these were produced for Trader Joe’s by AJINOMOTO. Some of these items are also sold at Costco under that brand.

Check to see if you have any of these items and if so to be on the safe side either return to Trader Joe’s for a REFUND – or throw them out

Chicken Fried Rice, Vegetable Fried Rice, Japanese Style Fried Rice, and Chicken Shu Mai

Customers should check for affected items and return them to any store for a refund

You can visit Trader Joe’s website re: FOOD SAFETY/UPDATES/ARCHIVE/RECALLS, etc

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/announcements?category=recalls&id=703775483

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/announcements/food-safety-overview

IMPORTANT! Recall of Trader Joe’s CHICKEN FRIED RICE

21 Feb 2026 Leave a comment

by promacnyc in Trader Joes Tags: Products, recall, Trader Joes

FYI

PRODUCT RECALL FOR “TRADER JOE’S Chicken Fried Rice with stir fried rice, vegetables, seasoned dark chicken meat and eggs” with BEST BY dates 9/8/2026 through 11/17/2026

If you have some you can check the date on the package. If you have those dates, you can Return for refund, or throw it out.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/02/20/frozen-fried-rice-recall-trader-joes/88779944007/

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. Recalls Chicken Fried Rice Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination (Glass)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trader-joes-chicken-rice-recall-potential-glass-contamination/

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/ajinomoto-foods-north-america-inc–recalls-chicken-fried-rice-products-due-0

TJ’s CHILE LIME CHICKEN BURGERS

15 Aug 2021 Leave a comment

by promacnyc in frozen, General, Mexican, Prices, Products, Trader Joes Tags: Food, Products, recall, review, Trader Joes

I buy Trader Joe’s ground chicken in the fresh meats section pretty regularly, however I came across these Chile Lime Chicken burgers (in the frozen section) which I had not seen before and thought I would get them to see if they were any good. I saw on the internet these are a bit popular. Ingredients are: “ground chicken, onions, bell peppers, garlic, cilantro, natural flavor, salt, lime juice concentrate and red pepper flakes”. Well that sounds OK, right? Inside you find four burgers (1/4 lb each) so they are not very thick, quarter pounder size. I took two out and left them to defrost overnight in the fridge. As they are pretty thin I think they probably just need a few hours to defrost in the fridge so one could probably even take them out in the morning and have them ready for dinner.

I put them into a hot cast iron pan with a spoon of EVOO to grill them up, and cooked them for 3-4 minutes a side. To serve them, I put them on toasted buns spread with a nice amount of TJ’s CHILE LIME MAYO (its really tasty) which was perfect for these as they’re not as juicy as beef burgers of course. So these chicken burger were actually pretty tasty served this way on a bun with lettuce and tomato, that chile lime MAYO and a few extras. If you make them like the picture on the box, with a bit of guacamole, I am sure that would be great.

Would I buy them again? Well to be honest I prefer the softer texture of TJ’s fresh ground chicken that I make into burgers over these pre-made ones. These were just a little tough texture wise and frankly I can easily add a few ingredients to ground chicken myself, even simply sprinkling it with AJIKA or CUBAN SPICE, and form a bit thicker patty of maybe a 1/3 lb. Therefore I probably would not buy these again. However you might like the obvious convenience of having these in your freezer.

These cost $3.49 for the package (16 oz containing 4 burgers). They are no doubt lower in fat than beef burgers having only 6g fat each.