Snohomish Health District (SHD) inspectors conducted an on-site inspection at the Lynnwood Costco store on September 26. There were no storage or temperature violations noted. The inspectors did learn that while most Costco stores used a rotating rotisserie to cook the chicken used in the salad mix, the rotisserie at the Lynnwood store did not rotate. Without rotation, the chicken's underbelly and hip joints did not have as much fire exposure as the breast. Furthermore, the store had a practice of testing the temperature of the largest chicken on the rotisserie skewer. Costco has since changed this practice and the temperature of every chicken on the skewer is checked. SHD inspectors collected samples of chicken and salad ingredients for testing. None were positive for Salmonella.
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