What the hey?! I just got a call from Costco to not eat the smoked salmon I bought there! TOO LATE!

[ohiosmith]

I ALREADY DID! Now what?

[Baitball Blogger]

1. Fight the urge to swim up river.

[ohiosmith]

2. Why am I craving bagels and cream cheese?

[geardaddy]

3. Do you want to eat some capers too?

[OriginalGeek]

8. Hah! When I was little

my dad told me capers were chicken nuts. (well, rooster I guess)

I think I was in my mid twenties before I found out different.

[geardaddy]

17. Haha!

I love it!

[marzipanni]

19. Your dad was being capricious

A capon is a rooster that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capon

So it makes sense that a caper is a rooster nut.

[OriginalGeek]

20. lol!

and even though there was a small amount of shock at first, it never stopped me from eating them.


In fact, I think I remember being a tiny bit disappointed when I found out the truth. The reality was nowhere near as fun as the story.

But I still pile 'em on - one of my favorite dishes in the world is chicken saltimbucca so I eat them pretty regularly...

My dad was a funny guy.

[HappyMe]

4. Check your neck for gills!

Any desire to be the secret ingredient on Iron Chef?

[HopeHoops]

5. "The salmon mousse!" - "But I didn't HAVE any mousse!"

From "The Meaning of Life".

[AverageJoe90]

6. What exactly did they say?

You may want to keep an eye out for any issues. If you starting feeling rather ill you probably should think about getting checked out.

[ohiosmith]

7. Other than an urge to spawn, I feel fine!

I'm sure I'm fine. I finished the last of it more than a week ago.

Sorry! They said the supplier had found salmonella contamination in some of the smoked salmon with the same lot numbers as that sold by Costco. They advised to either dispose of it or return it to a Costco store.

[LisaL]

11. I am pretty sure you are in the clear.

If your salmon was contaminated you presumably should have experienced symptoms by now.

"Q. What are the symptoms of salmonellosis?
A. Although in some people salmonellosis could asymptomatic, most people experience diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 8 to 72 hours after the contaminated food was eaten. Additional symptoms may be chills, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Symptoms usually disappear within 4 to 7 days. Many people with salmonellosis recover without treatment and may never see a doctor. However, Salmonella infections can be life-threatening especially for infants and young children, pregnant women and their unborn babies, and older adults, who are at a higher risk for foodborne illness, as are people with weakened immune systems (such as those with HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and transplant patients)."

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/salmonella_questions_&_answers/#3

[ohiosmith]

13. Thanks!

[DryHump]

9. Save the packaging and purchase receipts

...if there are issues you may want legal help.

[ohiosmith]

10. Packaging is gone. Costco knows I bought it there because they called. I doubt that I'll have

any trouble, but I'll save the phone message just in case.

[RiffRandell]

12. Be near the can. n/t

[MerryBlooms]

14. I recommend a good whiskey, good music, and a good friend with power of attorney. ;-)

[trof]

15. I'm pleasantly amazed that they actually called you.

YEA, COSTCO!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. Surely I hope you are not piloting an airplane any time soon.

[ohiosmith]

18. I'm not! And don't call me Shirley!