Costco and Sobeys recall cooked chicken salads over Listeria concerns
The recalled products carry best before dates between April 3 and April 5, 2015
Costco, Sobeys and IGA have issued recall warnings for cooked chicken salads with best-before dates from April 3 to April 5 due to possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.
Costco is recalling roasted chicken salad bearing the Kirkland Signature brand and Sobeys and IGA are recalling various in-store prepared salads.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recalls today.
The Costco Kirkland Signature salads were sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
The Sobeys and IGA chicken salads were sold at retail locations in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Sobeys and IGA are recalling the following products.
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Brand Product Size UPC Codes
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None Chicken Grk Salad 450 g Starts with 2 46396 All best before dates up
Small to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Chicken Caesar Sld 275 g Starts with 2 46400 All best before dates up
Small to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Chicken Caesar Sld 585 g Starts with 2 46402 All best before dates up
Large to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Chicken Spring Mix 325 g Starts with 2 46405 All best before dates up
Sld Sml to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Chicken Ham Salad 440 g Starts with 2 24950 All best before dates up
Small to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Mandarin Chicken 320 g Starts with 2 46415 All best before dates up
Sld Sml to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Cobb Salad Small 450 g Starts with 2 24951 All best before dates up
to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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None Small Muskoka 250 g Starts with 2 54619 All best before dates up
Chicken Salad to and including 2015 Apr. 5
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The CFIA says recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store.
Foods contaminated with Listeria may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick, according to the agency.
Consuming Listeria-contaminated food can lead to listeriosis, which can cause a high fever, severe headache, a stiff neck and nausea. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk
No illnesses have been reported.