f there is a bag of white jasmine rice sitting in your pantry right now, this is worth two minutes of your time.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released updated details on a recall of Lundberg Family Farms white jasmine rice, and the new information is significantly broader than what shoppers were told back in the spring. The recall now covers 27,324 two-pound bags — roughly 54,600 pounds of rice — distributed across 13 states.
Here is the part that matters most: the recalled bags carry best-by dates in February 2027. That is nearly a year and a half of shelf life left. In other words, this rice does not look old, does not smell off, and gives you absolutely no reason to throw it out based on appearance alone. Rice is the ultimate “buy it and forget it” pantry staple, which is exactly why a recall like this can quietly outlive the news cycle that announced it.
Below is everything currently known about the recall, how to check your own bag in under 60 seconds, and what to do if yours is a match.
Quick Summary: The Jasmine Rice Recall at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Product | Lundberg Family Farms Regenerative Organic Certified White Jasmine Rice |
| Package size | 32 oz (2 lb) bag |
| UPC | 073416-040281 |
| Lot codes | 260201MA and 260202MA |
| Best-by dates | February 1, 2027 and February 2, 2027 |
| Quantity affected | 27,324 packages (about 54,648 lbs) |
| Reason | Possible foreign material contamination |
| FDA classification | Class II |
| States affected | 13 |
| Illnesses reported | None |
What Actually Happened
The story started quietly. In April, Wegmans posted a voluntary recall notice after Lundberg Family Farms pulled specific packages of its white jasmine rice over reports of possible contamination with foreign material. At that stage, the notice was thin. It did not tell shoppers which states had received the product, and it did not explain what the foreign material actually was.
Then it went quiet for months.
In August, the FDA published an updated alert with far more substance — the exact package counts, the UPC, the lot codes, and a full list of states where the rice had been shipped. That is what put the story back in front of American shoppers, four months after the original alert.
One detail from the original coverage is worth flagging. Early reports indicated the rice had been sold at Wegmans, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods and Giant. But Wegmans was the only retailer to publish its own recall notice — and that page has since been taken down. For anyone who bought the rice at another chain, there was effectively no in-store warning to catch.
That gap is the whole reason this article exists. If nobody told you in April, and the bag is still perfectly good-looking in your cupboard, you would have no idea.
How to Check If Your Rice Is Recalled
Do not go by the brand name alone. Lundberg Family Farms sells a wide range of rice products, and the overwhelming majority of them are not part of this recall. This is a narrow, specific action tied to one production run.
Pull the bag out and check three things printed on the packaging:
1. The product name and size. You are looking for Regenerative Organic Certified White Jasmine Rice in a 32-ounce (2 lb) bag. Brown rice, wild blends, long grain white, short grain, the 7-pound bags, the microwaveable pouches — none of those are covered here.
2. The UPC barcode. The affected code is 073416-040281. If your barcode does not match, your bag is not part of this recall.
3. The lot code and best-by date. The two lot codes are 260201MA and 260202MA, paired with best-by dates of February 1, 2027 and February 2, 2027.
A quick note on the lot codes: some of the earlier retailer notices listed them as simply 260201 and 260202, without the “MA” on the end. Later FDA information included the full codes with that suffix. If your bag shows the shorter version and everything else matches, treat it as included rather than talking yourself out of it.
If all three checks line up, you have a recalled bag.
