Chicken and rice product recalled from Costco stores

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling a chicken and rice product from Costco stores across Western Canada due to a potential listeria contamination.

Ajinomoto brand ‘Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice’ is being pulled from Costco store shelves in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

The CFIA says the product should be thrown out immediately thrown out immediately or returned to the store where it was purchased.

The company says some Costco warehouse locations did provide free food samples of the recalled product in recent months.

There have been no illnesses linked to the recall in Canada, but some illnesses have been reported in the United States.