Costco Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
USDA FSIS issued a public health alert for Costco Rotisserie Chicken Salad sold in Lynwood, Washington, due to a possible link to Salmonella illnesses.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert
Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.
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 3/5 (High).
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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) with identified case-patients, fitting the rubric criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported fatalities or FDA Class I classification.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for Costco Rotisserie Chicken Salad sold at Costco Store #1190 in Lynwood, Washington. The product was produced between August 26 and September 2, 2016, and sold directly to consumers at that specific location. The alert was issued out of an abundance of caution following an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Washington State Department of Health into Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- illnesses in the state.
FSIS determined a possible link between the rotisserie chicken salad and four identified case-patients with illness onset dates ranging from September 2 to September 6, 2016. Traceback investigations indicated that three of these patients consumed the salad purchased on August 26, August 31, or September 2, 2016. Although no product has tested positive for this specific strain of Salmonella, clinical isolates from Washington State were found to be resistant only to tetracycline and susceptible to other common antibiotics.
Consumers who purchased this product on August 26, August 31, or September 2, 2016, are urged not to consume it. The product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS notes that some product may be frozen in consumers' freezers. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact their health care provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Product Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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