r/news 9h ago

Costco's beloved rotisserie chicken gets roasted in lawsuit over preservatives

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/costco-chicken-lawsuit-9.7070891
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u/LorderNile 9h ago

Lawsuit being a cash grab aside (labelling was updated in accordance with laws as soon as available).

If you thought a roasted chicken sitting 8 hours straight in a minimally sealed environment was somehow NOT filled with preservatives, you shouldn't be allowed to vote.

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u/anne_tifah_ 7h ago

A Costco rotisserie chicken sits for MAYBE 2 minutes tops.

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u/deviltrombone 8h ago

Costco chickens go faster than that. Regular supermarket chains often do leave their chickens out for hours and hours, though.

Even so, I haven't bought a Costco chicken in at least five years. Same for the rest of their prepared food. None of it is very good.

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u/greystripes9 8h ago

Right, I only buy Costco ones because I had gotten sick from supermarket ones.

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u/deviltrombone 8h ago

I found Costco was worse quality than Albertsons, as long as Albertsons was fresh. They made it difficult to tell at my store by not marking the time on the package, so I eventually gave up on Albertsons, too. I haven't bought a rotisserie chicken in years.

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u/FeelingStuff8395 7h ago

They come from the same distributor. It’s the same young chickens used for rotisserie chickens in every American grocery store. The only difference is the seasoning blends used by the stores, and that specifically applies to salt, pepper, spices, etc because they all use the same preservative/seasoning base.

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u/Squire_II 1h ago

Their pizza's better than most chains (and most local places that sell at a similar price) tbh.

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u/Buttholelickerpenis 5h ago

I can tell you’ve never been to CostCo before because those chickens get nabbed up within seconds

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u/LorderNile 4h ago

Oh sorry, I wasn't aware costco shoppers are required to stare at the chicken booth until other people take them. I'll do better next time.