Costco Caesar salad and sandwich with certain sell by dates are being recalled for possible foreign material contamination in the form of plastic pieces in these products. This poses a choking hazard. The brief recall notice did not state whether or not any injuries or adverse events have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of these items. The recalling firm is Ventura Foods. The recalled items include Caesar Salad with item number 19927, and Chicken Sandwich With Caesar Salad with item number 11444. The plastic may be in the salad dressing that was used to make these items. The recalled products have sell by dates that range from 10/27/25 to 11/9/25. No pictures of the salad or the sandwich were provided in the recall notice. And there is no UPC … [Read more...]
Public Health Alert For Allen Family Foods White Chicken Chili
The USDA has issued a public health alert for Allen Family Foods White Chicken Chili that was not presented for import reinspection. This product was imported from Canada. No confirmed reports of adverse reactions have been received by the company to date in connection with the consumption of this item. A recall was not requested because this product is no longer available for consumers to purchase. The recalling firm is Allen Family Foods. The recalled product was sold at select Costco stores in these states: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It has the Canadian establishment seal "7011." The recalled item is 7 pound 2 ounce cartons containing eight, 14.3 ounce plastic tubs of “Allen FAMILY FOODS WHITE CHICKEN CHILI with Bell Peppers, Corn & White Beans." This product has the … [Read more...]
Genova Canned Tuna Sold at Costco Recalled For Botulism Risk
Genova canned tuna sold at Costco stores is being recalled for botulism risk, according to a notice published by Thai Union. This is part of a larger recall that was posted on the FDA web site on February 10, 2025, but provides more details along with an image of the product. Other brands recalled include HEB, Trader Joe's, and Van Camp. According to the FDA notice, no illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The notice was sent to Costco members who purchased this item. The recalling firm is Tri Union Seafood. Symptoms of botulism poisoning can include double vision, blurred vision, dilated pupils, drooping eyelids, and difficulty focusing eyes. They can also include difficulty speaking, facial muscle weakness, a frozen expression, shortness of breath, … [Read more...]
Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Eggs Recalled For Salmonella
Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Eggs are being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Handsome Brook Farms of New York, New York. The recalled egg were sold at Costco stores in these states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. They were for sale beginning November 22, 2024. The recalled product is Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised Eggs that are packaged in a 24 count plastic container. The UPC number, 9661910680, is stamped on the label. The recall is only for eggs with the Julian code 327 and a use by date of January 6, 2025. Those numbers are printed on the side of the plastic egg carton. No other … [Read more...]
Charcuterie Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 47 Sick in 22 States
The charcuterie Salmonella outbreak has grown to include 47 patients in 22 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ten people have been hospitalized because they are so ill. That is an increase of eight more states, 23 new patients, and five new hospitalizations since the original notice of the outbreak was issued on January 5, 2024. The case count by state is: Arizona (2), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Idaho (1), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), Nebraska (3), New Jersey (1), New York (4), Ohio (11), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (3), Texas (3), Utah (1), Vermont (1), Virginia (1), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (2). The patient age range is from one to 91 years. Illness onset dates range from November … [Read more...]
Public Health Alert Issued For More Ready to Eat Charcuterie
A public health alert has been issued for more ready to eat charcuterie that was sold at Costco and Sam's Club, according to the USDA. The brands include Fratelli Beretta and Busseto. A recall was not issued because the products are no longer for sale at those stores. In the previous recall, only Sam's Club was mentioned as a store that sold these products. And the Fratelli Beretta brand of antipasto is mentioned for the first time in this notice. The Fratelli Beretta Antipasto Gran Beretta was sold at Costco in a 24 ounce twin-pack (two 12 ounce trays). The Busseto Charcuterie Sampler was sold at Sam's Club in an 18 ounce twin-pack (two 9 ounce trays). All lot codes of these products are included in this alert. These items have the establishment numbers EST. 7543B or EST. 47967 … [Read more...]
Kirkland Signature Master Carve Half Ham Recalled For Listeria
Kirkland Signature Master Carve Half Ham sold at Costco stores is under a public health alert for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination according to the USDA. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer in commerce. No confirmed reports of adverse reactions have been received by the company to date in connection with the consumption of this item. The recalling firm is Sunnyvale Smoked Meats Inc. The recalled product was sold only in the Northern California/Bay Area and in western Nevada at Costco stores. The ham was produced on September 25, 2023. The recalled item is Kirkland Signature Master Carve Half Ham, Natural Juices Boneless Smoked Half Ham. The ham was available for purchase between September 26 and September 29, 2023. The average weight is 4 … [Read more...]
Organic Butternut Squash at Costco Recalled For Possible E. coli
Organic Butternut Squash sold at certain Costco stores in four states is being recalled for possible E. coli O45 contamination, according to a notice issued by Safeway Fresh Foods. Anyone who eats this product if it isn't thoroughly cooked could get sick. The recall notice did not say whether or not any illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The recalling firm is Safeway Fresh Foods of Vineland, New Jersey. The FDA has just published the recall on their web site. The product with this specific date code was sold only in Costco stores that are located in these cities: Washington DC; Gaithersburg, Frederick, Columbia, Wheaton, and Owings Mills in Maryland; Robinson and Homestead in Pennsylvania; and Fairfax, Sterling, Pentagon City, Leesburg, … [Read more...]
FDA Updates Strawberry Hepatitis A Outbreak With New Recall
The FDA updates strawberry Hepatitis A outbreak information with the new recall for Wawona Frozen Foods Organic Daybreak Blend mix sold at Costco stores. The recall is for that product sold in these states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, and Washington. The case count remains the same: California (2), Oregon (1), and Washington (6). Illness onset dates range from November 24, 2022 to April 12, 2023, and the patient age range is from 38 to 64. Three people have been hospitalized. The Organic Daybreak Blend is packaged in 4 pound bags and has best by dates of 9/23/2023, 9/29/2023, 9/30/2023, and 10/18/2023 with corresponding lot numbers. Other recalled products include brands California Splendor that supplied Costco stores, Scenic Fruit that supplied Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital … [Read more...]
Wawona Organic Daybreak Blend Recalled For Hepatitis A
Wawona Organic Daybreak Blend sold at certain Costco stores is being recalled for possible hepatitis A contamination in the strawberries in that product. Hepstitia A has not been detected in the product, and there are no illnesses associated with the consumption of this item. Still, Costco is issuing this recall out of an abundance of caution. The recalling firm is Wawona Frozen Foods. There is a hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries that has sickened at least nine people in three states. Several other brands of frozen organic strawberries have been recalled. The recalled product is Wawona Frozen Foods Organic Daybreak Blend that is packaged in a 4 pound white bag with a picture of strawberries, mangoes, pineapple, and peaches on the front. The item number … [Read more...]
