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Choice Canning Chicken Fried Rice Recall: Undeclared Allergens in Freezers

USDA FSIS recalls 35,459 pounds of chicken fried rice products with undeclared milk allergen. Consumers should not eat these products if frozen in home freezers.

🇺🇸 USDA FSIS recall #026-2019Meat & poultryChoice Canning ›
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Choice Canning is recalling chicken fried rice products that contain milk but are not labeled as such. This poses a risk for people with milk allergies who might consume these products without knowing. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275942-choice-canning-chicken-fried-rice-recall-undeclared-allergens-in-freezers.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275942-choice-canning-chicken-fried-rice-recall-undeclared-allergens-in-freezers · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #026-2019

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“Choice Canning Chicken Fried Rice Recall: Undeclared Allergens in Freezers.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275942-choice-canning-chicken-fried-rice-recall-undeclared-allergens-in-freezers. Based on USDA FSIS recall #026-2019 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/choice-canning-company-inc--recalls-chicken-fried-rice-products-due-misbranding-and).

The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on March 11, 2019, that Choice Canning Company is recalling approximately 35,459 pounds of chicken fried rice products due to misbranding and undeclared milk allergens. Consumers are urged not to consume the product.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Choice Canning
  • Product: FUSIA Asian Inspirations, Chicken Fried Rice, Complete Skillet Meal
  • Size: 22 oz. printed polybag
  • Packaging dates: 2/13/2019 and 2/19/2019
  • Best if Used By dates: 08/13/2020 and 08/19/2020
  • Establishment number: P-45217
  • Sold in: California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia

What to do

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

The hazard

The chicken fried rice products contain milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls include Ajinomoto Chicken Fried Rice Recall for possible glass contamination (2026-02-19) and La Guadalupana Frozen Tamales Recall for undeclared cheese allergen risk (2025-12-14). Power Plate Meals also recalled frozen meatloaf with undeclared soy allergen on 2026-06-18.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for chicken fried rice products with the establishment number P-45217 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were made on February 13 or 19, 2019, and have labels showing a Best if Used By date of August 13 or 19, 2020.

  • Brand
    Choice Canning
  • Category
    Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop using it now

    Do not consume the recalled chicken fried rice products if they are frozen in your home freezer.

  2. Throw away or return

    Discard the recalled products or return them to the place where you purchased them.

Official remedy

What USDA FSIS says to do

FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers freezers Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 9 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

USDA FSIS distribution: “California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia”

States: California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FSIS closed this recall in 2019.

1. FSIS closed the recall: 201912. USDA FSIS announced the recall: Mar 11, 201922019
  1. FSIS closed the recall
  2. USDA FSIS announced the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

Are there any confirmed reports of adverse reactions?

No, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Where can I get more information?

Contact Choice Canning Company at (570) 569-2662 or visit the FSIS website for recall details.

Take action

Contact Choice Canning

We’ve drafted a message you can send Choice Canning to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.

Subject: Recall 026-2019 — Choice Canning Chicken Fried Rice Recall: Undeclared Allergens in Freezers

Hello,

I own a Choice Canning Chicken Fried Rice Recall: Undeclared Allergens in Freezers that is covered by recall 026-2019 from Choice Canning.

The official recall notice states: FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers freezers Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.

I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?

Thank you.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #026-2019 (March 11, 2019)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official USDA FSIS recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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