People stand in line ready to enter Trader Joe’s to purchase groceries in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on March 24, 2020. More than 61,000 kilos of steamed hen soup dumplings offered at Trader Joe’s are being recalled for presumably containing exhausting plastic, U.S. regulators introduced Saturday, March 2, 2024.

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People stand in line ready to enter Trader Joe’s to purchase groceries in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on March 24, 2020. More than 61,000 kilos of steamed hen soup dumplings offered at Trader Joe’s are being recalled for presumably containing exhausting plastic, U.S. regulators introduced Saturday, March 2, 2024.

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Trader Joe’s has recalled greater than 60,000 kilos of its steamed hen soup dumplings on account of some packages presumably containing plastic from a everlasting marker, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday.

Products with the “best by” date of March 7, 2025, and lot codes C1-1 or C1-2 could also be impacted. Those who’ve obtained these merchandise ought to discard them or return them to their nearest Trader Joe’s retailer to get a full refund.

No accidents or in any other case unfavourable reactions have been reported.

“We have a close relationship with our vendors,” Trader Joe’s says on its web site. “We err on the side of caution and are proactive in addressing issues. We voluntarily take action quickly, aggressively investigating potential problems and removing the product from sale if there is any doubt about its safety or quality.”

The impacted merchandise had been manufactured in December 2023 by CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation, based mostly in California.

Customers can attain Trader Joe’s customer support division at (626) 599-3817 or by email.

Last month, Trader Joe’s recalled a frozen pilaf combine earlier this and a group of its products that comprise cotija cheese and will have listeria contamination. Fourteen remembers had been issued in 2023 for presumably having salmonella in its minimize cantaloupe, rocks in its falafel and cookies and glass in its instantaneous espresso.