Western United Fish Recalls Limu Poke Due to Salmonella Risk
Western United Fish Company is recalling Limu Poke kits due to potential Salmonella contamination from affected seaweed.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is 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.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and the hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Western United Fish Company, Inc. is recalling 1,044 bulk kits of Limu Poke, a fresh refrigerated product. Each kit, weighing 4.35 lbs, contains individually packaged tuna, onions, limu (ogo seaweed), wet sauce mix, and dry sauce mix. The product was distributed to Costco warehouse stores, where deli departments unpacked, mixed, and repackaged the components for sale.
The recall is issued due to a potential for contamination with Salmonella. The product contains affected seaweed (Kahuku Ogo) that was previously recalled by Marine Agrifuture, LLC. The affected kits were packed on November 3, 2016, and November 4, 2016, with use-by dates of November 5, 2016, and November 6, 2016.
The product was distributed in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Limu Poke is fresh refrigerated product, distributed in bulk kit, net wt. 4.35 lbs. Each kit includes five individually packages [tuna, onions, limu (ogo seeweed), wet sauce mix, and dry sauce mix]. Each bulk kit is labeled with Costco item #13355. Costco deli department…
- Manufacturer
- Western United Fish Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (5)
- Packed on: November 3
- 2016 and November 4
- 2016. Use By: November 5
- 2016 and November 6
- 2016.
Distribution
Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Western United Fish Company, Inc.
See all →- CriticalAhi tuna poke recalled after green onion supplier reported Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2025-10-15
Same hazard · salmonella
See all →- CriticalTodd's Seeds Alfalfa and Mung Bundle Recalled for E. coli and Salmonella Risk
FDA (Food) · 2026-10-07
- CriticalTodd's Seeds Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds Recalled for E. coli and Salmonella
FDA (Food) · 2026-10-07
- CriticalTodd's Seeds Sprouting Seed Mix Recalled for E. coli and Salmonella Risk
FDA (Food) · 2026-10-07
- CriticalTodd's Seeds Broccoli & Friends Sprouting Seed Mix Recalled for Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-10-07
- CriticalTodd's Seeds Salad Sprouting Mixture Recalled for E. coli and Salmonella Risk
FDA (Food) · 2026-10-07
Similar recalls
- CriticalAhi tuna poke recalled after green onion supplier reported Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2025-10-15
- SevereOsamu Recalls Frozen Ground Tuna Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2015-07-01
- SevereOsamu Recalls Raw Frozen Saku Tuna Due to Salmonella Risk
FDA (Food) · 2015-08-12
- SevereOsamu Recalls Raw Frozen Tuna Loin Due to Salmonella Risk
FDA (Food) · 2015-08-12
- CriticalTrue World Foods Recalls Ogo Seaweed Due to Salmonella Link
FDA (Food) · 2017-03-01
- SevereOsamu Recalls Raw Frozen Ground Tuna Due to Salmonella Risk
FDA (Food) · 2015-08-12