Costco disputes claims of salmonella risk in $5 rotisserie chicken

Costco pushed back last week against claims of salmonella risk in its beloved $5 rotisserie chicken, following a proposed class-action lawsuit.

Attorneys at Seattle law firm Perkins Coie representing the Issaquah-based chain of membership warehouses said in a Friday motion that plaintiff Lisa Taylor, who filed a complaint in February, doesn’t have a case for myriad reasons.

Taylor, a Missouri resident, claims that salmonella contamination at Costco’s poultry facility, Lincoln Premium Poultry in Nebraska, has led to a food safety crisis,” per her lawsuit…

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