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Costco is recalling seafood products due to listeria concerns
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Costco is recalling seafood products due to listeria concerns

Another product sold at Costco was recalled due to listeria concerns, the latest in a series of items flagged by the wholesale club for possible contamination with the potentially deadly bacteria in recent weeks.

Acme Smoked Fish issued a voluntary recall of certain packages of Kirkland Smoke Salmon “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a notice sent to Costco members who purchased the products. The recall is limited to packages marked with lot number 8512801270.

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Acme Smoked Fish Corp. recalled some packages of Kirkland smoked salmon sold at Costco. (Acme Smoked Fish Corp./Getty Images)

Anyone who purchased the product is urged not to eat it and return it to Costco for a full refund.

Items sold at Costco that were mentioned last week Above the listeria concerns were the ReadyWise 110 Serving Emergency Protein Bucket, Red’s Southwestern Grill Chicken Mini Burritos and 10 batches of El Monterey Mexican Grill Chicken & Cheese Taquitos.

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The week before, Costco announced that Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara and Tagliatelle Grilled White Chicken & Portobello Mushroom Sauce were being recalled for the same reason.

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Another item sold at Costco has been recalled due to listeria concerns, the latest in a series of such recalls in recent weeks. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Some of the withdrawals were related to recent ones BrucePac recall of nearly 12 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to listeria concerns.

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The recall was initiated by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the USDA, after the products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes during routine product testing.

A subsequent FSIS investigation identified BrucePac RTE chicken as the source of the bacteria, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.

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Costco typically contacts customers who purchased a recalled product. Only items with specific expiration dates or batch codes are affected.

FOX Business’ Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.