A lengthy list of Taylor Farm products was recalled after a sample taken by the Montana Department of Health, testing positive for E. coli 0157:H7.
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According to a report from the Washington Post, investigators have traced the outbreak to a vegetable mix that was used in the store’s chicken salad to 19 confirmed illnesses in seven different states.
In 2013, a California Costco store recalled almost 40,000 pounds of cooked rotisserie chicken because of concerns that it was contaminated with salmonella.
Consumers were advised to throw out any rotisserie chicken salad purchased before November 20 bearing the label “Chicken Salad made with Rotisserie Chicken” with item number 37719, according to the CDC.
If you have Costco chicken salad in your fridge, you may want to check the container. Five people have been hospitalized, and two were reported to have developed a type of kidney failure known as hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which can lead to permanent organ damage.
The recall was “out of an abundance of caution”, the FDA said in a statement.
The strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli can be life-threatening, but no deaths have been reported.
He says one additional test is needed to confirm that the vegetables carried the same E. coli strain connected with the outbreak.
Symptoms of E. coli include nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea.
Seattle attorney Bill Marler, representing some people affected in the Chipotle outbreak, said the latest incident amply demonstrates why food safety is so crucial.
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Contact your health care provider if you think you may have become ill from eating rotisserie chicken salad from Costco.
