Hy-Vee Issues Recall Over Salmonella Concerns
Hy-Vee is recalling two varieties of its cream cheese spread and bulk-packaged cookies & cream mix over a possible Salmonella contamination. Both products are sold under the grocer’s private label brand.
According to Hy-Vee, products in the recalls were manufactured at different third-party facilities around the Midwest and are sold under Hy-Vee’s private label and bulk packaging programs. The manufacturers of these products notified Hy-Vee of the potential issue. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of any of these products.
The affected products were distributed to Hy-Vee, Hy-Vee Drugstore, and Dollar Fresh Market locations – as well as Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh convenience stores – across the company’s eight-state region of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
No other varieties of Hy-Vee Cream Cheese or bulk-packaged items are affected by this voluntary recall.
Hy-Vee has voluntarily removed all affected items listed above from its shelves. Customers who purchased the product should dispose of the products or return them to their local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.
The recalled products are labeled as outlined below.
Hy-Vee Whipped Cream Cheese Spread – 8 ounces
UPC: 0075450096132
Best By: 8/7/2024; 8/14/2024
Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread – 12 ounces
UPC: 0075450096120
Best By: 10/1/2024
Hy-Vee To Go Cookies & Cream Mix – 4 ounces
UPC: 0075450486740
Best By: 12/5/2024
Lot No.: 24073
Hy-Vee To Go Cookies & Cream Mix – 4 ounces
UPC: 0075450486740
Best By: 12/1/2024
Lot No.: 24101
Hy-Vee To Go Cookies & Cream Mix – 4 ounces
UPC: 0075450486740
Best By: 12/5/2024
Lot No.: 24117
Hy-Vee Cookies & Cream Mix – 16 ounces
UPC: 0075450486730
Best By: 12/5/2024
Lot No.: 24073
Hy-Vee Cookies & Cream Mix – 16 ounces
UPC: 0075450486730
Best By: 12/1/2024
Lot No.: 24101
Hy-Vee Cookies & Cream Mix – 16 ounces
UPC: 0075450486730
Best By: 12/5/2024
Lot No.: 24117
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.
