NEW YORK — Costco is recalling one batch of Kirkland Signature Real Heavy Whipped Cream sold at warehouses in 12 states after customers reported a chemical smell and taste, the manufacturer said, weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Alamance Foods, the North Carolina company that makes the whipped cream for Costco, announced the voluntary recall on November 7, saying one batch "may contain a small amount of a cleaning chemical." The company said it issued the recall out of an abundance of caution after Costco members reported the chemical smell and taste.
No serious adverse effects requiring medical care have been reported, according to the recall notice. The company has not said which cleaning chemical was involved or how it got into the product.
The recall covers 15-ounce cans of Kirkland Signature Real Heavy Whipped Cream, Costco item number 1777000, with item code AC50 and a Best If Used By date of April 2, 2027. Only cans with a printed timestamp between 00:35 and 02:45 are affected.
The cans were sold between October 11 and October 31, 2026, at Costco warehouses in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Costco lists the recall on its own recalls page, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had not posted its own notice for the product as of this week. The recall was initiated by the company and was not ordered by a regulator, and no recall classification has been announced.
Customers who have the affected cans should stop using them and return them to Costco for a full refund. Questions can be directed to Alamance Foods at customer.care@alamancefood.com.
