On March 3, 2008, Costco Wholesale recalled about 10,358 pounds of 12-ounce packages of ?Discover Cuisine? Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice? entrees because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled Costco chicken entrees ? generally sold as a four-pack ? have the Canadian establishment number ?Est. 302? inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency mark of inspection, as well as a ?Best By? date of ?12 18 08.? Item number ?2880? also appears next to the UPC code on the recalled product’s package.

Produced on October 18, 2007, the recalled Costco frozen chicken entrees were sent to retail establishments in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Microbiological sampling uncovered the possible Listeria contamination. No illnesses have been associated with the recalled chicken.

For more information, consumers can ?Ask Karen,? the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. Customers may also contact the United States Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854.

Source: ?Washington firm recalls frozen chicken entrees for possible Listeria contamination,? Food Safety and Inspection Service News Release FSIS-RC-007-2008, March 3, 2008.