Hy-Vee Recalls Cream Cheese for Salmonella Risk

Hy-Vee Inc. has recalled two types of Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread and bulk-packaged Cookes & Cream Mix due to a risk of Salmonella contamination.

No illnesses were reported, but infections with Salmonella can be serious or even life-threatening in rare cases.

Hy-Vee said it was notified of a potential problem with Salmonella contamination by a 3rd-party facility that manufactures the products and sells them under Hy-Vee’s private label.

The recalled products were distributed to Hy-Vee grocery stores, Hy-Vee Drugstore, Dollar Fresh Market, nad Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh convenience stores in the company’s 8-state region in the Midwest.

The states include Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

The recall involves the following products:

Hy-Vee said it has voluntarily removed all of the recalled products from stores. Anyone who bought the recalled products should throw them out or return them to Hy-Vee for a full refund.

Source: Recall_Supplier Recalls Impact Two Hy-Vee Products Third-Party Manufacturers Alert Retailer of Potential for Contamination; No Illnesses Reported