Three regional grocers – Hornbacher’s, Hy-Vee and Schnuck Markets – are collectively recalling a variety of cream cheese spreads in the Midwest because the products may be contaminated with salmonella.
Hy-Vee is recalling two varieties of Hy-Vee Cream Cheese, as well as bulk-packaged cookies and cream mixes, the West Des Moines, Iowa-based retailer said in a statement Monday. statement published by the Food and Drug Administration.
Sold through Hy-Vee’s private label and bulk packaging programs, the recalled products were sold in more than 280 retail stores in eight Midwestern states: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska , South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Salmonella can cause serious and even fatal infections in young, frail or elderly people. Symptoms may include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Food and Drug Administration
People who purchased the recalled products should throw them away or return them for a refund, Hy-Vee said.
Additionally, St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets is recalling three cheese spreads due to possible salmonella contamination:
- Schnucks Whip Cream Spread, UPC 4131858005, with a best before date of August 8, 2024.
- Schnucks Strawberry Spread, UPC 4131858007, with a best before date of September 8, 2024.
- Schnucks Cream Cheese Spread, UPC 4131858023, with a best before date of October 8, 2024.
Recalled products must be returned for a refund or exchange, depending on has the retailer, which operates 115 stores in four states, including Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Food and Drug Administration
Hy-Vee confirmed that the company and Schnucks use the same cream cheese supplier, which a spokesperson identified as Schreiber Foods of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Schnucks was informed by a supplier, Itasca, Ill.-based Topco Associates, that the products were being recalled by Schreiber Foods, a Schnucks spokesperson told CBS News. Schreiber Foods had been alerted by a supplier that the protein concentrate used in the recalled products might be contaminated with salmonella, the Schnucks spokesperson said.
Moorhead, Minn.-based Hornbacher’s, a supermarket chain that operates eight stores in Minnesota and North Dakota, quoted Schreiber in its Tuesday recall of Essential Everyday Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread, with the recalled product containing UPC code 41303006252 and a best before date of September 1, 2024.
Schreiber Foods did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
