A salmonella outbreak has been linked to poultry from three Foster Farm factories in California and now a Costco branch in South San Francisco is recalling nearly 9,000 rotisserie chicken products.
The products total nearly 40,000 of chicken which are 8,730 "Kirkland Signature Foster Farms" rotisserie chickens. According to Costco, the chain is also recalling 313 total units of "Kirkland Farm" rotisserie chicken soup, rotisserie chicken leg quarters and rotisserie chicken salad.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the products were sold directly to consumers at the Costco on 1600 El Camino Real between Sept. 11 and Sept. 23. Coscto has not said whether they will be issuing recalls at other Costco locations.
On Friday, the USDA said they investigated the health standards at the three Foster Farm facilities in question and found it was safe enough to continue with operations. No recalls were announced.
The USDA did however issue a public health alert for raw chicken packaged at three Foster Farms facilities in California. Officials issued the alert after an estimated 317 people fell ill in the past six months.
This is not the first time that Foster Farm's has landed in hot water. The company was previously linked to another salmonella outbreak - 134 illnesses in 13 states - in July, the CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.
Salmonella is a bacterial disease that infects the intestinal tract and can cause typhoid fever, food poisoning, gastroenteritis, enteric fever and other illnesses. Salmonella is mostly passed through contaminated water or foods, particularly meat, poultry and eggs.
Meanwhile, the Salmonella Heidelberg is a common strain which can be particularly lethal for those with HIV or cancer, and weaker immune systems such as children and the elderly.
