There is a recall for cooked shrimp from Kader Exports, who supplies Costco with the Kirkland signature frozen cooked peeled and deveined shrimp. Due to the potential of being contaminated with Salmonella.
The product was distributed from late February 2020 to Mid-May 2020.
This company has also sold the Wellsley Farms (BJs) brand cooked shrimp as well as Tops Markets.
Here is the press release from Costco.
Products not bearing these codes are not affected or involved in this recall.
The codes can be identified on the rear of the package as shown in the following photo.
There have been no reports of any illnesses to date associated with these any of these products.
The affected products are noted below:
Product Description CODE
Kirkland Signature Cooked, Peeled and
Deveined, Tail-on, 31/40 shrimp per pound,
NET WT 2lbs, 908g Item #25538
- 02920 31122
- 00230 31122
- 00330 31122
- 11829 31122
- 11929 31122
- 12029 31122
- 12129 31122
- 00710 31122
Kirkland Signature Cooked, Peeled and
Deveined, Tail-on, 21/25 shrimp per pound,
NET WT 2lbs, 908g Item #25436
- 00820 31122
- 00920 31122
- 01020 31122
- 01120 31122
Kirkland Signature Cooked, Peeled and
Deveined, Tail-off, 50/70 shrimp per pound,
NET WT 2lbs, 908g Item#77009
- 01410 31122
- 01510 31122
- 01610 31122
- 01710 31122
Consumers who have purchased the above product with the code dates in question should return them to Costco
Wholesale for a full refund.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
*Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly
people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever,
diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the
organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses.
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