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Costco has issued a recall notice regarding mislabeled baked goods that could cause allergic reactions in customers.
Costco announced that one of its products, “Caramel-Filled Mini Donuts,” was “inadvertently packaged with Chocolate-Hazelnut-Filled Mini Donuts.” The company said the mislabeled units contained “undeclared tree nuts.”
“If you are allergic to hazelnuts/filberts, do not consume this product. Please return it to Costco for a full refund,” the company said in a statement.
Costco says the warning applies to purchases made between January 16 and January 30 in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
Costco is the first known company to grow its revenue from $0 to $3 billion in less than six years. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The recall comes days after Costco was hit with a class action accusing the company of falsely advertising that its Kirkland Signature Seasoned Roast Chicken contains no preservatives, according to court documents.
The suit, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, alleges that Costco’s store signage and website “create a clear overall impression that rotisserie chicken does not contain added preservatives.” But the suit further claims that these representations are false, arguing that “rotisserie chicken is made with two added preservatives: sodium phosphate and carrageenan.”
“The presence of sodium phosphate and carrageenan, added preservatives that function as such in rotisserie chicken, contradicts the clear overall impression that Costco’s ‘preservative-free’ product representations and advertising create,” says the lawsuit filed on behalf of Anatasia Chernov and Bianca Johnston.
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Customer selecting rotisserie chicken, Costco, Florida. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The plaintiffs argued that customers, including themselves, make purchasing decisions based on whether a food product is “preservative-free” and were not able to determine before purchasing the chicken whether it contains added preservatives.
The lawsuit argues that any mention of the ingredients, if disclosed, appeared only in small print on the back of the label and did not explain their preservative function. The suit claimed these disclosures were insufficient to counter Costco’s prominently displayed “preservative-free” claims.
A shopper picks up a rotisserie chicken at a Costco store in Napa, California, U.S., Monday, September 22, 2025. Costco Wholesale Corp. is expected to release its results on September 25. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
It also alleges that the company had superior knowledge of how the ingredients worked and failed to share that information. consumer information.
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“Consumers reasonably rely on clear, conspicuous claims like ‘No preservatives,’ especially when deciding what they and their families will eat,” Wesley Griffith, California managing partner of Almeida Law Group LLC, which is representing the party suing Costco, told FOX Business.
Daniella Genovese of Fox News contributed to this report.
