Another day, another contaminated food item for Americans to watch out for. This time it’s from Costco (COSTS-0.25%)that told customers earlier this month that some of its ready-to-eat meal kits may have been contaminated with listeria.

Costco warned customers about the recall for products such as Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara and Tagliatelle Grilled White Chicken & Portabello Mushroom Sauce, in a letter dated October 11 This became public in news reports on Friday.

“Costco data indicates that you, or one of your add-on members, purchased one or more of the items 1844072 Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara and/or 1102200 Tagliatelle Grilled White Chicken & Portobello Mushroom Sauce between September 2024 and October 2024 ,” says the retailer. wrote in the letter.

It offers full refunds to people who purchased the products.

The Costco products join a list of frozen products sold by other retailers, among others Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Amazonand add to millions of pounds of meat that have been recalled in the past week due to concerns about listeria.

The recall alert was activated following a voluntary recall by BrucePac Foods, a supplier of Costco chicken products, based on the discovery of listeria. Some of the chicken was used in Rana Meal Solutions’ meal kits.

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Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious listeriosis infections in young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. The FDA also warns that listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. Even in healthy people, a listeria infection can lead to symptoms such as high fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Northeastern University food safety consultant and professor Dr. Darin Detwiler said there have been more listeria advisories because testing for the bacteria has made its detection easier. But there have also been other factorssuch as a massive reorganization at the Food and Drug Administration.

“What we’re seeing is likely a perfect storm of factors: regulatory transitions, pandemic-related inspection gaps, increased detection capabilities and economic pressures,” he said. “Together, these elements have led to an increase in the number of recalls.”

— Francisco Velasquez and Bruce Gil contributed to this article.