FDA Just Upgraded The Recall Of Costco Grocery Item To The Highest Alert Level

It’s a new week and we have another food recall to bring to your attention. But this one is a repeat of sorts, so we are asking you to check your freezers, y’all.

Last October, as we previously reported, Costco issued a recall for Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon with lot number 8512801270 and a best by date of 11/13/2024. Now, this recall has been upgraded by the FDA and given the highest level of risk, a Class 1.

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The FDA defines a Class 1 recall as, “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

The impacted packages of salmon were manufactured by Brooklyn-based Acme Smoked Fish Corp and sold at Costco stores between October 9 and 13. And while these have long since been removed from Costco store shelves, there is concern that customers have them in their freezers and are unaware of the danger.

Consumption of food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.

Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems can occur.

So do a sweep of the freezer and don’t take any chances. If you have one of these packages, go ahead and throw it out.

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