Posted on 01/28/2026 5:08:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
Some Costco customers are crying fowl over the big-box chain’s popular $4.99 rotisserie chickens, saying they contain preservatives in spite of the company’s claims to the contrary, according to a new lawsuit.
Two California-based people say Costco “has systematically cheated” consumers “out of tens — if not hundreds — of millions of dollars” by advertising the poultry as being free of preservatives.
The class-action lawsuit, filed last week in San Diego federal court, alleges that Costco makes the claim despite the fact that the rotisserie chickens contain sodium phosphate and carrageenan.
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“Get real. Any chicken, cooked or raw, being kept on display for hours at room temperature....”
I have never seen any big box store / grocery have rotisserie chicken (any type cooked chicken) sitting out at room temperature.
Key Requirements and Safety Standards
Minimum Hot-Holding Temperature: The USDA and FDA requires that hot food, including rotisserie chicken, be kept at or above 140°F, though 135°F is generally accepted for holding units in retail environments.
Time Limit: If a store keeps chickens below 135°F, they must be sold, consumed, or discarded within four hours.
Safety Zone: If the holding unit maintains a temperature of 135°F or higher, chickens can technically be held for a longer duration, although quality decreases over time.
Monitoring: Retailers are expected to monitor holding units with thermometers, which should be visible, to ensure uniform heating.
Initial Cooking Temperature: Before being placed in the display case, chickens must be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
Costco keeps their rotisserie chickens hot using specialized, high-capacity, multi-tier rotisserie ovens and heated display cases (often referred to as merchandising warmers) in the deli section.
These units are designed for both continuous cooking and holding, maintaining high temperatures to keep the birds at food-safe levels. Heating Method: The display cases use dry heat to keep the chicken, which has been injected with a saline solution to stay moist, warm without drying it out.
Safety Standards: The chickens are kept at temperatures ensuring they remain above the required food safety threshold (above \(140^{\circ }F\)).Volume: These industrial units are designed to hold a large volume of chickens, allowing them to remain warm for long periods while on display.
LOL!
Oh, please!!!!! People bought/buy Costco chickens because they are cheap and taste good, they don’t give a damn about preservatives or the bullshit organic game.
They probably take tons of vaccines and we’ll eat plastic in their food.
But will they be able to catch them.
Another ambulance chaser shakedown. Shakespeare was right.
Then don’t buy it. Calling those who do fools is what AWFUL Karens do putz.
Ouch.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Ans: The rooster.
.....”never heard of her-bivore.”
Cute. I’m not one of those, I do like boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Buy nice pack of four at Trader Joe’s. Organically raised, nice and moist sautéed in EVOO. Thinking about cooking one for dinner right now.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7KStG0syAkc
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cjHrm23K30I
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/usda-costco-dangerous-problem-4-000000817.html
But, by all means, keep eating your globohomogoyslop and wonder why you are on 156 meds and look like the east end of a west bound pig.
FU moron.
You don’t know crap. Especially about me you whiney troll.
Bitch, bitch, bitch is all you do.
I look great at 66 and don’t even take aspirin you probably fat loser covered in pimples.
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