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The Acme Smoked Fish Corporation has issued a recall for 111 cases of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon due potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA has given the recall its highest risk level.
Newsweek has reached out to the Acme Smoked Fish Corporation via email outside of regular working hours for comment.
Why It Matters
A Class I recall represents "a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death," per the FDA.
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Listeria infection, otherwise known as listeriosis, is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Young children, senior citizens, and those with weakened immune systems are most at risk, according to the agency, which estimates it is responsible for 260 deaths each year.
What To Know
The Acme Smoked Fish Corporation first issued the recall in October of 2024, and the FDA released its risk classification on Wednesday.
The product was distributed from October 9 to October 13, 2024. The product was distributed in Florida, and sold at "select" stores in the southeastern U.S. The FDA said in October that no illnesses had been reported in connection with the product.
Product Description: KIRKLAND Signature Smoked Salmon NET WT 340 g (12 oz) MUST KEEP REFRIGERATED. INGREDIENTS: Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar), Salt, and Natural Hardwood Smoke. Color Added. Distributed by: Costco Wholesale Corporation P.O. Box 34535 Seattle, WA 98124-1535 UPC 0 96619 25697 6
Product Quantity: 111cs/16/2/12oz packs
Recall Number: F-0420-2025
Code Information: LOT 8512801270 Best By 11/13/2024
The product was in a vacuums packed black bordered plastic package, which has a blue name of "Smoked Salmon," and an illustration of a salmon fish on the front.
What People Are Saying
The FDA said in a press release: "Listeria monocytogenes, an 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."
In October, the CEO of Acme Smoked Fish Corporation, which produces the smoked salmon for Costco, sent a letter to Costco members who had purchased the recalled items to warn them against eating the fish. He wrote: "With an abundance of caution, Acme Smoked Fish Corp. has initiated a voluntary recall on certain packages of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes," he added.
What's Next
In the letter shared with Costco in October, the CEO of the Acme Fish Corporation said that customers with "issues or concerns" about the recall could contact the company via phone at 718-383-8585 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
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