How many FDA recalls has Costco Wholesale Corporation had?

The FDA has published 5 food recall enforcement records naming Costco Wholesale Corporation between 2024 and 2026. Those records cover 4 separate recall events: the agency opens one record per product code, so one recall of a product line appears as many records.

Does a high recall count mean a firm is unsafe?

Not on its own. Most FDA food recalls are initiated voluntarily by the firm, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a working food safety plan is supposed to produce. Record counts also scale with the number of product codes a firm carries rather than with the number of things that went wrong.

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Costco Wholesale Corporation FDA recall records

The FDA has published 5 food recall enforcement records naming Costco Wholesale Corporation between 2024 and 2026, covering 4 separate recall events. The firm is recorded in Washington. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386: 5
Share of all recalls: 0%
Class I of 5: 3
Reported between: 2024 to 2026

What these records are

Every record on this page was published by the FDA in the openFDA food enforcement database. 5 records cover 4 recall events, because the agency opens one record per product code: a single recall of a product line with many codes appears here many times.

3 of these records are Class I, 2 Class II and 0 Class III. A recall count is not a safety score. Most FDA food recalls are initiated by the firm itself, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a food safety plan is built to produce.

What was recalled for

A single record can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap.

By year

Counts are by the date the FDA reported the enforcement action. That date runs behind the date a firm started a recall, so the most recent year is always partial.

Year	Recalls reported
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	1
2025	2
2026	2

Where the recalling firms are

The state is the location of the recalling firm, not where the product was sold. Distribution is recorded separately on each record.

Washington5

Most recently reported

All 5 records.
Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2026-04-29	Kirkland Signature Traditional Madeleines 12 Count/net wt. 18oz., Item #2000012, UPC 000020000127. Plastic clamshell container is packed with 9 pieces of Filled Heart Madeleines. Distributed by Costco Wholesale Corp. Seattle, WA. Label of recalled package is read in part: TRADITIONAL MADELEINES*INGREDIENTS: WHEAT FLOUR EGGS, BUTTER (CREAM) *ALLERGEN INFORMATION: CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, MILK* PRODUCED ON EQUIPMENT THAT ALSO PROCESSES PEANUTS, TREE NUTS AND SESAME***.	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Undeclared hazelnut and soy lecithin.	Class I
2026-02-18	Kirkland Signature Costco item #1181272 Mini Beignets filled with Caramel 22CT. UPC 000011 812722. Product is packaged in a clear clamshell container. ALLERGENS INFORMATION: CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, MILK, SOY. Distributed by Costco Wholesale Corp. PO Box 34535 Seattle, WA.	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Undeclared hazelnut.	Class I
2025-12-10	Costco Item# 11444 Kirkland Signature Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as it is sold by weight. This product contains 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing.	Costco Wholesale Corporation	The 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing in Costco Chicken Sandwich w/ Caesar Salad may contain plastic material.	Class II
2025-12-10	Costco Item# 19927 Kirkland Signature Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as it is sold by weight. This product contains 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing.	Costco Wholesale Corporation	The 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing in Costco Caesar Salad may contain plastic material.	Class II
2024-08-14	The recalled product is mis-labeled as Ancient Grain + Vegetable Salad item #25247. Product is perishable, refrigerated, and packaged in clear dome clamshell plastic container. Net weight approximately 2.6 pounds per package. Almond slices are visible through a clear plastic container. The label is read in parts "CONTAINS: WHEAT".	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Undeclared Almond and Soy. The Grain + Celery Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette item #47492 was inadvertently mis-labeled as Ancient Grain + Vegetable Salad item #25247. Almond and Soy were not declared on the label of Ancient Grain + Vegetable Salad item #25247.	Class I

Questions

How many FDA recalls has Costco Wholesale Corporation had?: The FDA has published 5 food recall enforcement records naming Costco Wholesale Corporation between 2024 and 2026. Those records cover 4 separate recall events: the agency opens one record per product code, so one recall of a product line appears as many records.
Does a high recall count mean a firm is unsafe?: Not on its own. Most FDA food recalls are initiated voluntarily by the firm, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a working food safety plan is supposed to produce. Record counts also scale with the number of product codes a firm carries rather than with the number of things that went wrong.

All FDA food recall data

A recall is the end of an evidence trail that either existed or did not. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

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Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.