The Frozen Costco route is extensive and provides almost anything you need for fast food, at home: from protein, fruits, vegetables, and desserts to Ready -to -eat food kits and pre-cooked Frozen opener freezes Rave OverCostco has nothing to do with the choice of frozen product. Sometimes, however, the product will be withdrawn and removed from the shelves to protect the health and safety of the user. The company’s release recalls goods for a variety of reasons, including bacterial pollution, foreign material pollution, improper packaging or labeling, and almost anything else that may pose a risk to human health.
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Fortunately, health risks are usually identified quickly in routine tests, and many reminders are issued as a precautionary measure to ensure that users do not get sick. When this happens, customers are encouraged to check their refrigerators for the product with a certain expiration date and whether to remove it or return it for a refund. Of the 10 million pounds of chickens withdrawn due to plastic shards to various waffles and pancakes released on Listeria’s concerns, these are eight of the largest frozen foods that have affected Costco.
1. 148,000 pounds of foster foster frozen chicken was withdrawn due to plastic shard in 2022
Costco offers a variety of frozen chicken products that make fast, easy, and cheap foods, including patties from Foster Farms. However, 148,000 pounds from the classic frozen chicken patties were withdrawn on August 2022 for possible the presence of foreign ingredients that could harm consumers.
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Costco customers reported finding clear plastic pieces in chicken patties to the US Department of Agriculture Safety and Food Inspection (FSIS). FSIS announced the withdrawal of all Patties Chicken Foster Farms with the best date on August 11, 2023. Products are shipped to Costco distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, and Washington. Customers are urged to check their freeze and dispose of products to avoid potential injuries with sharp plastic pieces. Fortunately, there was no customer injury report.
2. By 2023, Kirkland’s organic strawberries were withdrawn for potential hepatitis pollution
Costco store brand, Kirkland Signature, has many popular products, from vodka and coffee to eggs And rotisserie chicken $ 4.99 fans favorite fans. However, on March 16, 2023, California Splendor Inc. Remember some organic frozen strawberries sold under the Kirkland signature brand at various Costco locations.
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Defer FDA4 pound bag frozen organic strawberries withdrawn Because of concerns about the string of hepatitis a disease. The outbreak involves 10 cases of diseases reported in four states and experts connect them with organic strawberries imported from California fertilizer, Mexico. Although there is no sign of hepatitis A on the product itself, the company recalls strawberries to be careful and prevent the spread of the disease. Hepatitis A is a liver infection that causes inflammation and is most often spread through contaminated food and water. Distribution centers in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Hawaii are influenced by withdrawal.
3. PESCANOVA Tacos Road shrimp were withdrawn due to the discovery of foreign materials in 2023
Costco sells a wide variety of seafood prepared frozenIncludes some from Passcanova, a manufacturer of seafood and processing its own products. The company is famous for shrimp and ready -made food, including frozen shrimp road taco with corn, poblano, and chipotle sauce. However, by 2023, PESCANOT released the withdrawal of frozen shrimp taco due to the presence of foreign ingredients in the product.
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The Department of Quality Assurance of the PESCANova confirms that the foreign material in question is a large piece of plastic measured up to 5 millimeters in size, causing safety concerns. Customers are urged to either remove the product or return it to Costco for a full refund. Thankfully, no injuries were reported by plastic in the product; However, Taco is no longer listed on the Costco site.
4. EL MONTEREY CHICKEN TAQUITOS is part of a large withdrawal -in 2024
It’s hard to create a authentic chicken taquitos at home, but Ruiz Foods produces a frozen version that users love the taste and crispness. However, by 2024, the El Monterey Chicken Taquitos was part of the large class I remember involving 11,765,285 pounds of meat products. This type of withdrawal is released when the use or exposure to the product may have adverse health effects.
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During routine tests, Listeria was found on BrucePac products and investigations revealed that chicken was a source of the outbreak. Unfortunately, the chicken products in question have been sent to various distributors nationwide, including restaurants, schools, and grocery stores – including Costco. Ruiz Foods remembers the taquitos of the chicken together -with several other products that have potentially contaminated chicken.
5. The Southwest Mini -frozen burritos are drawn from the shelves due to potential listeria pollution
Listeria remembers in 2024 involving more than 10 million pounds of chicken products from Meat and Chicken Manufacturers Oklahoma Brucepac affecting more than 20 major retailers and various products. One of the products is the Red Mini -Red Mini Burritos. This fast appetizer uses the company’s roasted chicken, which causes it to be removed from Costco shelves for concerns about food-borne diseases.
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Exposure to Listeria can cause mild and severe symptoms, most common in older women, immune, and pregnant women. Instead of being careful, the FSIS suggests that users check their freeze and either remove or return the product to avoid any disease related to Listeria bacteria. Thankfully, there are no reports of Burritos -related diseases, and the product is returned to the shelf, but it will come down in history as one of the Returning food that will always haunt Costco.
6. Waffles Krusteaz Belgia is reminded of Listeria’s pollution
As far as fast and easy breakfast products go, the waffle stands out in the freezer. However, in the fall of 2024, there was a withdrawal that affected a wide range of waffles and pancakes brought by more than 10 brands, including Krusteaz, known for its restaurant -style frozen waffle. Belgia’s Krusteaz Wafel is swept from Costco shelves in several states and some parts of Canada.
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These manufacturers and many other pancakes and private waffle label brand, Treehouse Foods Inc., released voluntary withdrawals when Listeria was found at the facility where the product was manufactured. Both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) work with the company to report withdrawal and guide consumers on what to do with potentially contaminated products. Thankfully, no illness was reported, but the company encouraged customers to review the lot code and the expiry date of their product to determine if it was part of the withdrawal.
7. Chocolate Chunk Frozen Cookie Adon
In May 2024, the FDA assigned a retraction of Class II to nearly 30 cases of Costco chocolate cookie dough due to potential salmonella pollution. Class II re -class is used when there is a possible disease or bacterial -related health effects. There are 21 states across the country influenced by cookie dough, including California, Florida, New York, and Colorado, despite being thankful that no disease has been reported.
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Salmonella bacteria are often spread to humans through contaminated foods or water and usually develop from raw eggs, chicken, or meat. Salmonella is one of the most common types of food poisoning, with side effects such as diarrhea, fever, nausea, and stomach cramps. Although symptoms usually disappear in a few days, some extreme cases or high -risk people may be prescribed antibiotics.
8. Nestle Drumsticks are temporarily pulled off the shelf for Listeria pollution
Food companies will sometimes re -issue voluntary products if there is bacterial pollution in the facilities or equipment used to make food items. These reminders are released from the heart to prevent any spread of diseases related to harmful bacteria. Dear chocolate producer, Nestle, released a popular drumsticks volunteer withdrawal in 2016 after identifying positive Listeria results on equipment at one of its facilities in Bakersfield, California.
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Although there is no positive result of Listeria on the product itself, the company reminds some of the most famous ice cream cones to be safe. Costco releases a 16-count variety pack and a 24-drumsticks vanilla pack from its shelves immediately. Nestle directs consumers to remove the affected product, return it to the purchase area, or contact the company for a replacement product.