Greater than 61,000 kilos of steamed chicken soup dumplings sold at Trader Joe’s are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic, US regulators announced Saturday.
The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service noted that the now-recalled dumplings, that are produced by the California-based CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp., could also be contaminated with foreign materials — “specifically hard plastic from a everlasting marker pen.”
The recall arrives after consumers reported finding hard plastic within the Trader Joe’s-branded products, FSIS said.
So far, no related illnesses or injures have been reported.
The recall arrives after consumers reported finding hard plastic within the Trader Joe’s-branded products. Helayne Seidman
FSIS urged consumers to examine their freezers.
The 6-ounce “Trader Joe’s Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings” under recall were produced on Dec. 7, 2023 — and will be identified by their side box labels with lot codes 03.07.25.C1-1 and 03.07.25.C1-2.
In a web-based notice in regards to the recall, Trader Joe’s asked consumers to throw the impacted dumplings away or return them to any store location for a full refund.
A spokesperson for CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp. told The Associated Press that the corporate was investigating the problem, which happened through the manufacturing process.
In an emailed statement, the food maker added that “customer safety stays our No. 1 priority.”
Foreign object contamination is one in every of the the highest reasons for food recalls within the US today.
Beyond plastic, metal fragments, bits of bugs and more “extraneous” materials have prompted recalls by making their way into packaged goods.
