RECALL: Trader Joe’s Chicken Soup Dumplings Recalled For Possibly Containing Hard Plastic

Trader Joe's Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings
The Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings packs can be turned in to Trader Joe’s for a full refund.

The recall applies to packages of the steamed chicken dumplings with a best-by date of “03.07.25” and lot codes C1-1 or C1-2. The potentially contaminated batches were produced on Dec. 7, 2023.

Trader Joe’s – The grocery chain has announced that it was recalling more than 61,000 pounds of its popular steamed chicken soup dumplings, according to credible news sources such as the The Associated Press. On March 2, 2024, the company released a statement announcing that its steamed chicken soup dumplings packaged with the best-by date “03.07.25” and lot code C1-1 or C1-2 might contain bits of hard plastic.

According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the dumplings may be contaminated by plastic from a “permanent marker pen.” The offending packages were produced in California on Dec. 7, 2023, and were shipped to Trader Joe’s stores across the nation.

The statement from FSIS explained that the contamination was reported by consumers who found bits of plastic in their dumplings, and that the organization was “concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers.” Trader Joe’s is offering a full refund for the recalled packages and is urging consumers to check their freezers to ensure their dumplings are safe.

Over the past year, the chicken soup dumplings from Trader Joe’s have occasionally gone viral for their pure deliciousness, leaving many fans a bit anxious about the recall. We were able to categorize people’s reactions on TikTok into three categories:

  • “i do not have the box anymore as i ate them this week,” a different commenter wrote. (We are hopeful that anyone who ate the contaminated dumplings identified the plastic before swallowing the dumpling.)
  • “Just the chicken? I only get the pork ones,” one commenter wrote. (Yes, just the chicken ones. The pork ones are fine.)
  • “The emotional stability I get from these is worth a little sharpie and plastic,” a third commenter wrote. (We cannot in good faith support this approach.)

These days many websites and social media accounts call their content “news,” but their quality and reliability vary enormously. Hence, we urges caution before sharing information that hasn’t been independently verified by a trusted news or fact-checking outlet, like The Associated Press, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Reuters, BBC, Politico, and so on.

 

HAVE A HAPPY ‘METTAFUL’ Valentine’s DAY

Let us rename this day, February 14th, as “Metta Day”…

Let us be reminded of the meaning of “Metta” or “Universal benevolence”, and embrace Metta as the foundation of true compassion in practice, the basis of our humanity.

That word means Universal Goodwill, or Universal Benevolence, or universal interest in the welfare of beings, a concern about the welfare of all beings.

That means it is a broad mind, not a narrow mind.

HAVE A HAPPY METTAFUL DAY!

Send Love when we see Hatred,

Forgiveness when we see Resentment,

Strength when we see Weakness,

Tranquility when we see Chaos,

Humility when we see Conceit,

Peace when we see Hostility,

Courage when we see Fear,

Hope when we see Despair,

Comfort when we see Pain,

Kindness when we see Cruelty,

Compassion when we see Suffering.

May suffering ones be suffering free, the fear-struck fearless be;

May grieving ones shed all grief, may all beings find peace and relief.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

From me with Metta,

 

 

First Photo of Jaafar Jackson from the Michael Jackson Biopic is Real?

Claim – A photograph authentically shows Jaafar Jackson, nephew of singer Michael Jackson, in character as his uncle for an upcoming film.

A photograph purportedly showing singer Jaafar Jackson in character as his iconic uncle, Michael Jackson, went viral, on Feb 13, 2024. Jaafar Jackson, who is the son of Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine Jackson, was hired to play the late singer in a biopic titled “Michael” that is set to be released in 2025.

The photograph claimed to show the young actor and singer looking almost exactly like his uncle in an outfit that recreated Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” look from his 1992-93 Dangerous Tour.

First Image of Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in Biopic ‘Michael’
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The above photo is indeed a real image from the upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson. It was released on the verified social media accounts of Lionsgate, the production company behind the film, and Antoine Fuqua, who is directing the movie. As such, we rate this claim as “True.”

In the image caption on Instagram, Fuqua wrote, “Your first look at #MichaelMovie. Starring Jaafar Jackson — in theaters April 2025. Photograph by the renowned photographer Kevin Mazur, who documented Michael’s final rehearsal, and is now the first to photograph Jaafar in character as Michael.”

 

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Lionsgate’s official X account posted the same message.


The image was published in reliable entertainment news outlets including Deadline and Variety.

Producer Graham King said in a statement about the movie: “With Jaafar, every look, every note, every dance move is Michael. He embodies Michael in a way that no other actor could.”

Fuqua added: “We have assembled an incredible team of artists for this project — hair and makeup, costumes, cinematography, choreography, lighting, everything — and some who knew and worked with Michael are reuniting for this film. But most importantly, it’s Jaafar who embodies Michael. It goes beyond the physical resemblance. It’s Michael’s spirit that comes through in a magical way. You have to experience it to believe it.”

Mazur frequently photographed Michael Jackson during his tours in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as his rehearsals for his “This is it” concerts. He shot the last images of the performer rehearsing just days before Jackson’s death in 2009 at the age of 50.