POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) – A corporation has issued a recall due to laboratory testing confirming Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Acme Smoked Fish Corporation is issuing a recall of 111 cases of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon in twin 12oz packages with the following information on the items: UPC 0 96619 25697 6, Lot# 8512801270, Best-by-Date 11/13/2024.
This product was distributed between October 9, 2024, to October 13, 2024, to the Southeast Costco Distribution Center located in Florida.
The recalled Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon is vacuum packed in a black bordered plastic package, with a blue name of “Smoked Salmon” and an illustration of a salmon fish on the front.
Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon recalled. (U.S. Food and Drug Association)
Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume the products and are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or discard the product. Consumers with questions can call 718-383-8585 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST.
According to the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes is organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Poison Control says Listeria was initially discovered in the 1920s in rodents, rabbits, and guinea pigs, and is now recognized as a foodborne pathogen in humans. Listeria is associated with a higher mortality rate than other foodborne diseases and is responsible for nearly 20% of deaths due to consumption of contaminated food in the U.S.