Trader Joe’s shoppers in uproar after beloved item is recalled: ‘I just ate these’

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Trader Joe’s has recalled greater than 60,000lb of its famed rooster soup dumplings over issues it might comprise onerous plastic. However, shoppers say that received’t cease them from consuming the beloved Trader Joe’s signature item.

In an announcement shared to Trader Joe’s web site on 2 March, the American grocery retailer chain introduced that its “Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings” had been being recalled “due to the potential presence of foreign material”. Trader Joe’s knowledgeable prospects that merchandise with the “best by” date of seven March 2025 and lot codes C1-1 or C1-2 could also be impacted by the recall.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) additional famous that the rooster soup dumplings, that are produced by the California-based CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp, might have been particularly contaminated with onerous plastic from a everlasting marker pen. The soup dumplings affected by the recall had been produced on 7 December 2023.

The recall comes after customers reported that they had discovered onerous plastic in Trader Joe’s steamed rooster soup dumplings. There have been no confirmed stories of sicknesses or accidents resulting from consumption of the product, as Trader Joe’s urged prospects to discard the steamed rooster soup dumplings or return it to any chain grocery retailer for a full refund.

Following information that the signature Trader Joe’s product was being recalled over issues it might comprise onerous plastic, loyal shoppers immediately took to social media to share their dismay over the recall. In a video posted to TikTok by consumer @traderjolene, many viewers expressed their shock that the beloved rooster soup dumplings have been recalled.

“The way I just ate like three packs yesterday,” one TikTok consumer commented underneath the video.

“I just ate these,” one other individual mentioned, whereas another person wrote: “I just bought ten yesterday, that’s what I get for hoarding.”

Despite the recall, some shoppers nonetheless maintained their love for the rooster soup dumplings, like one one who mentioned: “The emotional stability I get from these is worth a little Sharpie and plastic.”

“I’m still eating it,” one other TikToker wrote.

While many individuals questioned whether or not the Trader Joe’s “Steamed Pork and Ginger Soup Dumplings” had been additionally impacted by the recall – resembling one one who requested: “Pork and ginger still good tho???” – the grocery retailer chain has not issued any additional bulletins concerning the product.

This marks the second recall for Trader Joe’s merchandise this yr alone. In February, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a recall for dairy merchandise made by meals producer Rizo-López Foods, Inc, resulting from an outbreak of listeria.

Multiple Trader Joe’s gadgets containing cotija cheese had been impacted by the recall, resembling its Chicken Enchiladas Verde, Cilantro Salad Dressing, and Elote Chopped Salad Kit.