The recall of Costco chicken salad has been expanded to include additional products in 14 stores – major retailers such as Walmart, Safeway, Sam's Club, Albertsons, 7-Eleven, and Target – and more than 155,000 products.
Taylor Farms Pacific has recalled a number of products that contained a diced celery and onion mix used in the Costco chicken salad.
The Montana Public Health Laboratory tested a sample of the celery and onion mix from a Costco location. Preliminary results indicated the presence of E. coli O157:H7.
As of Nov. 23, 19 people infected with E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from seven states, mostly in the West, California, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
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Five ill people have been hospitalized, and two have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure. No deaths have been reported.
Restaurants and retailers shouldn’t serve or sell any of the products recalled by Taylor Farms Pacific, and consumers shouldn’t eat them, health officials said.
Consumers who purchased rotisserie chicken salad from any Costco store on or before Nov. 20, shouldn’t eat it, and it should be throw it away.
Symptoms of E. coli infection include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. The incubation period is three to seven days from exposure.
Health officials urge anyone with the symptoms, especially people who have eaten Costco chicken salad, to see their health care provider.
An ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, and public health officials in several states.
