Rice ramen noodle soup cups are being recalled by Lotus Foods due to fire and burn hazards

Lotus Foods is recalling about 239,000 rice ramen noodle soup cups.

The paper soup cup’s labeling incorrectly instructs consumers to use the microwave for cooking, which may cause fires and burns.

Lotus Foods has received 12 reports of the soup cups becoming extremely hot and/or sparking or catching fire during microwaving, including one report of a minor burn. Reported damage has been limited to the noodle cups.

The recall includes Lotus Foods two-ounce ramen noodle soups packaged in paper cups that aren’t microwave safe. The recalled soup cups contain organic brown rice noodles and were sold in three flavors; red miso rice ramen noodle soup, masala curry rice ramen noodle soup, and tom yum rice noodle soup. The UPC code is printed on the back side of the cup on the left of the front panel.

Soup flavor	Cup color	UPC code
Red Miso Rice Ramen Noodle Soup	red	7 08953 65101 9
Masala Curry Rice Ramen Noodle Soup	purple	7 08953 65102 6
Tom Yum Rice Ramen Noodle Soup	green	7 08953 65103 3

The soup packages were sold at Whole Foods Market stores and other independent natural and specialty stores nationwide, Safeway stores in Northern California, and online at Amazon.com and Lotusfoods.com from August 2018 through November 2018. The cost was about $2.50.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled soup cups and contact Lotus Foods for a coupon for a replacement container of soup, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise.

For more information, call Lotus Foods at 866-330-4390 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit www.lotusfoods.com and click on the noodle soup cup recall banner or go to www.lotusfoods.com/noodle-cup-safety-recall/. 

For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.