The beauty of Costco- every time there's ever been a recall on a product I've purchased there, I've gotten a notice informing me of the recall because I purchased the product during the manufacturing period in question plus instructions on what to do about it- namely return for a full refund even if I've used half of it already. Frankly I wish more stores did this. With virtually every major grocery store on the planet now offering their loyalty cards to customers, they have the ability to maintain a database of purchases and notify their customers that they bought the product in question.

Costco will voluntarily pull any items if there is even a slight possibility of a problem. This is an extraordinary issue for Costco to have shelved a tainted item.

sounds as if the two of you work for costco.

no they don't work for costco... people who shop there just love costco...almost like a cult...i'm part of the costco cult too :)

Must be over worked and under paid...Wonder how many people are doing the work for two people?..After all, its the American way..Need to save money..Hey Joe you need to do your job and the one we let go for the same pay...

 The Cheeze should have been "tested' before it was released for public consumption

 Bravo Farms is a stop on my way up to see my mother everytime we go.  It is a small stop on the 99.  The cheese products we purchase have never made us sick.  I don't understand why anyone is still making raw milk products as these have always seemed to have some kind of problem down the line.  I hope that it does not affect employees with job loss at these horrible times.

Next week in Washington State about 25,000 grocery store workers from four big chains will vote next week on whether to authorize a strike. Costco store workers are not part of this. The grocery stores look a lot like the banks around here. They have 10 to 15 check out isle and 5 workers in the store. Many of these workers do about as little work as they can. The parking lots are covered in discarded trash, shopping carts are left out causing hazards and most of these workers spend their time socializing with fellow workers and friends. Personally I hope they vote for a strike and they store management locks them out. If they want to return they should give the store owners and public at large better service and then and only then should they have their demands met. At which point the management will more likely hire more workers and the overall grocery shopping experience will improve.

The raw milk fad is causing this problem. If pateurized milk was used to make the cheese this would not have happened. We have to get back to teaching science in the schools. Otherwise we will be going back to the Dark Ages where disease was caused by 'vapors' and physicians prided themselves on how dirty their jackets were. Louis Pasteur (and others) inventions - pasteurization, vaccinations, saved lives! Because we don't teach meaningful science, pseudo-science can take hold of peoples thinking. Teachers need to be better educated and get some real knowlege about many topics. No one should be told - " you're too smart to be a teacher.." -true story...

 Get the real Gouda from Holland's (and yes, pay for it) best producers and there will be no issues. Of Course, this assumes that Costco watches the dates... Same with French cheeses or products from Europe, they're all great and fresh but Costco's got to pay attention to the dates and handling of the Euro products! Costco's best in premium items for sure yet it must pay attention at FIFO. As a Costco loyal customer, I must say that lately its exclusive items have changed under buyer's pressures... Listen to the manufacturers sometimes Costco! Example: Exclusive Prosciutto now split in two servings.... c'mon guys!!! We can't get the slices full with this idea; knowing my Italians friends, this idea didn't come from them...

Real California Cheese....

Costco is still best though but it must pay more attention to the details lately. We understand as consumers that quality costs more so make sure you provide it Costco!

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 GREAT! So why not sell e.coli outright, first come first serve?

GOOD! all those rude jerks blocking the aisles so they can stuff their fat faces with free samples. Hope they end up on a toilet for a week!

Raw milk? If anyone dies from this, he/she should be nominated for a Darwin Award.

Costco seems to care more than other stores about food quality. They also have a record as to who bought it, so they can notify the purchasers.

Being raised on a small farm, and working on a dairy farm while in high school, I never had a issue with raw milk. The farmers I knew were fanatic about cleanliness and the dairy co-op that purchased and processed the mily was always taking samples for testing and checkiing filters for dirt.

Unfortunately, its the large producers that have owners sitting in a office somewhere and hiring managers who only care about keeping production up that are putting our food supply at risk.

However, raw milk consumers should be aware that it only takes a spec of contamination in milk, and then sloppy handling or poor cooling lets it grow like wildfire. Its been proven over and over again.