Costco recalls more items over listeria fears. What we know about the recall surge

Wholesale giant Costco has recalled more items as a slew of major retailers grapple with potential listeria contamination in their food products.

The store joins other big grocers like Trader Joe’s, Kroger, Aldi, Walmart, HEB, and Target. Trader Joe’s recently recalled salads, a wrap, and other chicken products. Target recalled pasta and burritos, while Costco’s affected products range from chicken taquitos to frozen waffles.

Costco is urging any shoppers who bought the items from July through October to return them to its stores for a full refund. However, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or illness due to the consumption of these products.

One of the major recalls comes from the meat maker BrucePac, which processes millions of pounds of cooked proteins every week. Its Durant, Oklahoma, facility recalled ready-to-eat meat and poultry produced from May 31 through October 8, impacting nearly 12 million pounds of potentially contaminated meat that were distributed to major stores, restaurants, and schools across the country.

Earlier in the year, Boar’s Head Provisions recalled millions of pounds of ready-to-eat deli meat and poultry products from its Jarratt, Virginia, plant, which shut down in September. That outbreak has sickened 59 people across 19 states, and 10 people have died.

This week also saw the first lawsuits against McDonald’s over an outbreak of E. coli possibly tied to its slivered onions and beef patties. McDonald’s has pulled some products from stores.

But, the Food and Drug Administration told FOX Business on Friday that this fiscal year’s food-related recall events have been “generally consistent” with years past.