Chicken sandwich with Caesar salad recalled over plastic in dressing packets
Costco is recalling 612 retail units of Kirkland Signature Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad because the 3 oz sealed packet of Caesar dressing may contain plastic material.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: plastic material in a dressing packet is a physical hazard in a ready-to-eat food, and no injuries are reported.
Plain-English summary
Costco Item# 11444 Kirkland Signature Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad, a refrigerated product sold by weight in a clear plastic clamshell container, is being recalled. Each container includes a 3 oz sealed packet of Caesar dressing.
The recall follows the possibility that the 3 oz sealed dressing packet may contain plastic material.
The record lists 612 retail units of the Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad, carrying sell-by dates between 10/17/25 and 11/9/25. Item# 11444 was distributed in New York and Puerto Rico. The record also lists Item# 19927 Caesar Salad, distributed across a wider set of states. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.
Consumers who have this item with a sell-by date in that range should not eat it and should follow Costco's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Costco Item# 11444 Kirkland Signature Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as it is sold by weight. This product contains 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing.
- Manufacturer
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Category
- Food — Prepared meal
- Hazard
- foreign-material
- plastic
- ready-to-eat
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 (1)
- Sell By Dates between 10/17/25 and 11/9/25
Distribution
Distributed in 35 states:
- AL
- CT
- DC
- DE
- FL
- GA
- IA
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- NC
- ND
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- OK
- PA
- RI
- SC
- SD
- TN
- VA
- VT
- WI
- WV
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