Costco recalling smoked salmon over listeria contamination concerns
Costco recalling smoked salmon over listeria contamination concerns
Retailer Costco is issuing a recall on its Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon over concerns over listeria contamination.
Acme Smoked Fish Corp., which supplies Costco, issued a notice to customers on Oct. 22 informing them of the recall.
The notice was sent to customers who Costco records indicated had purchased the smoked salmon from package lot number 8512801270 between Oct. 9 and Oct. 13, advising them to not consume the product and to profitability it for a packed refund.
“We remorse this unfortunate incident and have taken immediate corrective steps to ensure that this issue never happens again,” Acme Smoked Fish Corp. CEO Eduardo Carbajosa said in the note.
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Costco also recalling chicken products
Additionally, Costco is also recalling Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara, Tagliatelle Grilled White Chicken & Portabello Mushroom Sauce. That notice note was sent out to customers who purchased the products on Oct. 11
The chicken products were sold from September to October of 2024, according to the business.
The chicken products included in the notice are connected to a larger recall involving pre-cooked meat producer BrucePac.
What Costco products are recalled?
- Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara
- Tagliatelle Grilled White Chicken & Portabello Mushroom Sauce
- Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon with lot number 8512801270.
Costco also previously recalled these products:
- Readywise 110 Serving Emergency Protein Bucket
- Red’s Southwestern Grill Chicken Mini Burritos
- El Monterey Mexican Grill Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
Anyone who purchased the products should not eat them and profitability them to their local Costco for a refund, the business wrote in its note.
Listeriosis or listeria poisoning symptoms
Listeriosis, or listeria poisoning, is a foodborne bacterial infection most commonly caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. It is considered a solemn state and can be risky or life-threatening, especially to older adults, people with frail immune systems, and pregnant people.
Symptoms include:
- Fever
- Muscle aches
- Headache
- Stiff neck
- Confusion
- setback of settlement
- Convulsions
- Diarrhea
- Other gastrointestinal symptoms
- Miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery and/or life-threatening infection of newborn infants
- Death
People in higher-hazard categories who encounter flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical worry.
What to do if you have a recalled product
Those who have purchased affected products throw them out or profitability them to the place of purchase. Retailers with the products in ownership are advised not to sell the recalled products and either dispose of or profitability them.
As of Friday, there had been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions linked to the recalls.
Those concerned about an illness should contact their doctor or healthcare provider.
This narrative was updated to fix a misspelling.
Contributing: Bianca Harris, USA TODAY
Natalie Neysa Alund is a elder reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and pursue her on X @nataliealund.
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