Acme Smoked Fish voluntarily issued a Class 1 recall in October 2024 for 111 cases of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon distributed in Southeast Florida.
As part of the process for that recall, the FDA confirmed the status of the recall on January 22nd, 2025 on their website as a Class 1, a confirmation that typically takes place soon after a recall is issued.
To confirm: Acme Smoked Fish initiated the October 2024 as a Class 1 recall, and the recall has not been upgraded and there is no new threat. All products were removed from the marketplace at that time.
Information Regarding the Recent FDA Classification
of the October Recall on Costco Kirkland Smoked Salmon
January 27, 2025
Q:
Is the Costco Kirkland Smoked Salmon recalled again?
A:
No, this is not a new recall. All Kirkland Smoked Salmon products in the marketplace are safe to consume.
Back in October of last year, Acme Smoked Fish voluntarily issued a Class 1 recall for 111 cases of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon distributed in Southeast Florida.
As part of the process for that recall, the FDA confirmed the status of the recall on January 22nd, 2025 on their website as a Class 1, a confirmation that typically takes place soon after a recall is issued.
To confirm, the recall has not been upgraded and there is no new threat. All affected products were removed from the marketplace at that time.
Q:
Why is there a new alert by the FDA?
A:
When the FDA confirms the status of a recall, it triggers an automatic alert in the system. While a confirmation usually takes place soon after a recall, in this case it occurred three months after Acme voluntarily recalled the affected products.
Q:
Did the FDA change the Recall status?
A:
No. Acme classified this as a Class 1 Recall and the FDA confirmed this last week. The recall status remains the same.
Q:
Why was there a recall on smoked salmon from Acme?
A:
Out of an abundance of caution, Acme initiated a voluntary recall on certain packages of Costco’s Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This item was sold at Costco stores in the Florida region only. The product was on shelves between October 9th and October 13th, when it was removed.
The affected packages of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon are limited to Lot number 8512801270.
Q:
Does this affect all or other Kirkland Smoked Salmon products?
A:
No, this is an isolated incident and only affected the Florida region. This was also limited to Lot #8512801270.
Q:
Have these affected products been removed from sale?
A:
All affected products were promptly removed from all store shelves onOctober 13th 2024.
Q:
What was the “best buy” date of the affected product?
A:
The affected product had a “best buy” date of 11/13/2024.
Q:
Does this affect other Acme products?
A:
Please rest assured that all Acme products are safe to eat. None of Acme’s other products were affected at all. We remain steadfast in our commitment to food safety.
Q:
What has been done to address this issue?
A:
Immediate corrective steps to ensure that this issue does not happen again have been taken. Food safety remains a top priority for us and we are committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality.
Q:
Did anyone get sick from this?
A:
There are no reported cases of illness. We acted swiftly and removed compromised product as soon as we were aware of this issue.
Q:
Is the FDA involved?
A:
Acme is fully cooperating and complying with all FDA recommendations.
Note:
If anyone has further questions, please reach out to Mary Lee Kluger at mkluger@acmesmokedfish.com