Chicken Salad Sold At Costco Recalled For Undeclared Nut Allergy

Some 130 pounds of fully cooked ready-to-eat curry chicken salad products are being recalled by their distributor, Good Foods Group, because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The recipe contains cashews, which are not declared on the product label because it was accidentally printed with ingredients for a nut-free artichoke dip instead. The issue was first discovered by a customer who noticed that the product had two mismatched labels.

Products affected by this recall were produced on March 27 and include 32-ounce deli cups reading, "Good Foods, Curry Chicken Salad, Made with White Meat Chicken" on the lid and "Good Foods, Artichoke & Jalapeño Dip, with rBST-Free Greek Yogurt" on the side. The container is branded with lot code 489221-2B with a time stamp range of 23:30 to 00:30. It also bears establishment number P-45623 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Good Foods curry chicken salad is sold at Costco stores nationwide, but the items included in this recall were distributed to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin only. There have been no reported illnesses.

According to the food allergen research group FARE, tree nut allergies are some of the most common food allergies in children and adults. Reactions can be severe and even life-threatening. Sensitivities like such can make it risky for people to go out to eat, but these restaurants are the safest for diners with food allergies.

Updated April 18: A spokesperson for Good Foods told The Daily Meal that all 65 recalled packages have been located and all affected shoppers were personally connected with to "ensure that the safety of Good Foods' consumers was a top priority," adding that "Costco partners were able to very quickly address the mislabeling and work to produce solutions that eliminate this oversight in the future." Costco had no comment.