Arecall has been issued for Skylark Meats’ Rock River Cattle Co. Smokey
Hibachi Skirt Steaks due to undeclared allergen ingredients.
The pre-seasoned steaks were sold at select Costco locations and have a Sell By date of September 13. According to the wholesaler’s website, only store locations in Costco’s southeast region are under the recall, which include the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Skylark Meats said in a letter to impacted customers that the steak products were found to contain soy, wheat and sesame, although the major allergens were not declared on the food item’s labels as required by the Food and Drug Administration.
“There have been no reported adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products, and the potential risk is limited only to consumers with a soy, wheat, or sesame allergy or sensitivity,” read the letter.
Any customer who has purchased the steaks and have a sensitivity to the undeclared ingredients should return the item to their local Costco store for a full refund. Questions regarding the recall can be directed to the American Foods Group hotline at 1-800-829-2838 or by email at info@AmericanFoodsGroup.com.
“No other Rock River Cattle Co. products or flavors are affected by this issue,” Skylark Meats said in their letter. “We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.”
Newsweek reached out to Skylark Meat’s parent company, American Foods Group, for additional information via email.
According the regulatory compliance company Traceone, the presence of unintended allergens is the most common reason for food product recalls in the United States, account for almost 40 percent of recalls issued between 2020 and 2024 so far.
The nine major allergens that the FDA requires to be clearly labeled on all products include peanuts, wheat, milk, tree nuts, soy, egg, crustaceans (shellfish), fish and sesame. These allergens account for over 90 percent of all serious food allergic reactions in the U.S., according to the Cleveland Clinic, including anaphylaxis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that around 6.2 percent of adults and 5.8 percent of children have a food allergy in the U.S.
second most common cause of food recalls are bacterial contaminations, such as the presence of harmful bacterial like salmonella, E. coli and listeria. Per Traceone’s research, bacterial contamination accounted for 21 percent of food recalls between 2020 and 2024.
Other reasons for recalls may include the presence of foreign objects, like small pieces of plastic or metal, which Traceone said accounted for 11.6 percent of recalls.
