Costco recalls smoked salmon sold in Florida due to potential listeria concerns

Costco and Acme Smoked Fish Corp. person issued a voluntary callback for immoderate of their Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon products sold successful Florida complete imaginable listeria concerns.

In an Oct. 22 notice to Costco members who purchased nan impacted products, Acme Smoked Fish Corp. said it had initiated nan callback process owed to concerns nan products were perchance contaminated pinch Listeria monocytogenes, a type of germs that tin origin a rare, but superior illness, according to nan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Costco and Acme Smoked Fish Corp. are recalling Kirkland Signature smoked salmon products owed to imaginable listeria contamination.

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Acme Smoked Fish Corp. said impacted smoked salmon products carnivore nan batch number 8512801270 printed connected nan beforehand of nan packaging. According to a recall announcement connected Acme's website, nan recalled smoked salmon products were sold only astatine Costco stores successful Florida betwixt Oct. 9 and Oct. 13, erstwhile they were removed.

The callback does not impact immoderate of Acme's different products aliases different Kirkland Smoked Salmon products.

"All affected products person been removed from stores and are not available," nan institution stated connected its website. "The products were promptly removed from each shop shelves connected October 13th."

Acme added that it was "fully cooperating and complying pinch each FDA recommendations."

The New York-based institution has advised anyone pinch recalled smoked salmon products to not devour nan food and return nan merchandise to a Costco shop for a afloat refund.

"We regret this unfortunate incident and person taken contiguous corrective steps to guarantee that this rumor ne'er happens again," nan letter, signed by Acme Smoked Fish Corp. CEO Eduardo Carbajosa, read.

On its website, Acme stated that it had not received immoderate notices of unwellness arsenic a consequence of nan recalled smoked salmon.

Multiple nutrient products person precocious been recalled owed to listeria concerns, according to nan Food and Drug Administration, including taco nutrient kits, frozen waffles and pancakes sold nether various marque names, ready-to-eat nutrient and poultry items and definite deli meats.

Listeria infections are comparatively rare, but the CDC notes that successful nan U.S., they are nan 3rd starring origin of decease from foodborne illness, pinch astir 1,600 group infected and 260 group dying from nan infection each year.

Those astatine higher consequence of processing listeria infections see babies, pregnant people, group pinch weakened immune systems, and adults 65 and older.

Those who are not pregnant are apt to acquisition symptoms specified arsenic fever, headache, musculus aches, fatigue, stiff neck, disorder aliases nonaccomplishment of balance. Those who are pregnant are apt to acquisition a fever and flu-like symptoms.

According to nan CDC, anyone infected pinch listeria whitethorn acquisition "mild nutrient poisoning symptoms" specified arsenic diarrhea aliases fever, and galore retrieve without antibiotic treatment. Symptoms usually commencement wrong 24 hours of eating contaminated nutrient and whitethorn past for 1 to 3 days.

The CDC states that for those who are pregnant, listeriosis tin origin gestation loss, premature birth, aliases a life-threatening infection successful newborns.

ABC News reached retired to Costco and Acme Smoked Fish Corp. for remark connected nan callback but did not instantly perceive back.