Costco salmon and chicken street tacos recalled due to listeria concerns

Problems with listeria contaminating consumer foods continue.

Costco is the latest retailer affected.

It issued a recall for its Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon, and the Food and Drug Administration recalled select Sprouts Farmers Market Chicken Street Taco Kits sold at Costco.

Costco customers were notified of the salmon recall on Oct. 22 by Acme Smoked Fish Corp., which supplies the retailer, USA Today reported.

The notice was sent to customers who purchased the smoked salmon with lot number 8512801270 between Oct. 9 and Oct. 13 – recommending they not consume the product and return it for a full refund, according to USA Today.

“We regret this unfortunate incident and have taken immediate corrective action to ensure this issue never occurs again,” Eduardo Carbajosa, CEO of Acme Smoked Fish Corp., said in the letter, USA Today said.

The taco kits supplied by Fresh Creative Foods were recalled on October 11, USA Today said, specifically lot UPC 205916813991D, with a best-before date of September 2 to November 7.

The list of currently recalled products at Costco includes:

• Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara
• Tagliatelle, grilled white chicken and portabello mushroom sauce
• Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon with lot number 8512801270
• Sprouts Farmers Market Chicken Street Taco Kits

According to USA Today, Costco has previously recalled these products:

• Readywise 110 Serving Emergency Protein Bucket
• Red's Southwestern Grill Chicken Mini Burritos
• El Monterey Mexican Grilled Chicken Cheese Taquitos

As of Friday, there have been no confirmed reports of side effects related to the recalls, according to USA Today.

The Costco news comes after millions of pounds of recalled food from BrucePac, an Oklahoma-based precooked meat maker, were sold at major grocery stores nationwide. The recall included more than 200 products, representing nearly 10 million pounds of meat.

And last week, McDonald's was hit by an outbreak of E. coli poisoning linked to its popular Quarter Pounders burgers, killing one person and sickening at least 75 others in 13 states, the Associated Press reported.

Testing by the Colorado Department of Agriculture ruled out beef patties as the cause of the outbreak, McDonald's said, and the culprit was likely the chopped onions, the AP said.

According to the AP, McDonald's announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing excluded beef patties.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listeria, which can be particularly harmful to pregnant women, those 65 or older, or people with weakened immune systems, can be spread “easily” through deli equipment, surfaces, hands and food. These people shouldn't eat deli meat unless it's reheated, according to the CDC.