The recall includes 155,000 items such as salad kits, vegetable trays and other prepared foods.
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The E.coli scare that started with chicken salad sold at Costco has expanded. The recall was actually traced back to a mixture of diced celery and onion in the chicken salad.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some of those who were infected with E. coli 0157: H7 have been hospitalized.
As a precaution Taylor Farms Pacific, the supplier of the produce ingredients, has recalled additional celery products that were supplied to Costco, Albertsons, Safeway, Sam’s Club, and Walmart.
The sandwiches were part of a new holiday offering at Starbucks, and were pulled from shelves in stores in California, Oregon, and Nevada. The impacted states have been mostly in the western United States, but Nebraska, Arkansas, Hawaii, and Georgia are states added to the list so far.
Officials announced that people should throw away their chicken salad from Costco if it was bought on or before November 20.
Contaminated celery is what caused the outbreak. One of them is in Virginia. The lawsuit alleges the salad purchased by Plaintiff was manufactured by Costco using a celery product distributed by Taylor Farms.
The strain of the bacteria, E. coli O157:H7, can be very harmful.
According to Biz Journals, the strain found in the tainted celery is much more alarming than the E. Coli outbreak that made Chipotle shut down its 43 branches last month. Symptoms can last five to seven days, but CDC officials warn that if symptoms continue or become severe to seek medical attention.
Earlier this year, Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG was linked to an E. coli outbreak that affected 45 people in six states. Seattle-based Starbucks did not receive any report regarding illness due to the contaminated product.
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