Hy-Vee, Inc. of West Des Moines, IA, is recalling two varieties of its Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread and its bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix because of potential Salmonella contamination.

These products are manufactured at different third-party facilities around the Midwest and are sold under HyVee’s private label and bulk packaging

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Hy-Vee, Inc. is recalling all varieties and all sizes of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad because of a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on. 

While final test results are not expected for approximately 7-10 days, due to the holiday weekend

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Hy-Vee Inc. is voluntarily recalling two of its Hy-Vee “Short Cuts” vegetable mix products across its eight-state region after tests showed possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. 

“The potential for contamination was discovered during routine safety sampling at Hy-Vee’s Short Cuts production facility,” according to the recall notice posted on the
Continue Reading Routine testing spurs recall of pre-cut fresh vegetables in multiple states

Naming additional retailers in relation to a parasitic outbreak associated with bagged salad mixes, U.S. officials are confident in evidence that is showing a Fresh Express production plant implicated in previous recalls and outbreaks is the likely source of contaminated products.

Ninety-one products distributed to a total of 30 states
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Fresh Express, the same produce company implicated in a parasitic outbreak and recalls of bagged salad in the U.S., has initiated a nationwide recall of a dozen of it’s products in Canada.

No one in Canada has been confirmed ill with infections caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite in relation
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The protozoan parasite, Cyclospora cayetanensis, is riding on the certain contents of bagged salad mixes, invading consumers’ intestinal tracts and causing loose stools and dehydrating diarrhea.

More people fell victim to the parasite this week and an Iowa couple went to court seeking compensation for the indignity and suffering. They’ve
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Foodborne illness is finally back in the news in a big way.

Six Midwestern states are reporting 76 Cyclospora infections with 16 hospitalizations and consumers are warned not to eat and retailers order not to sell ALDI, Hy-Vee, or Jewel-Osco Garden Salad brands.

Illness onset dates for the Cyclospora are
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UPDATED: A spokeswoman for SHOP ‘n SAVE told Food Safety News that none of its independently owned and operated stores serviced out of the Pittsburgh distribution facility, including stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio, are affected by this recall.

The USDA has identified retailers, including Walmart, Kroger, and
Continue Reading UPDATED: Major grocery chains among 32 retailers that sold recalled Tyson chicken strips; injuries reported

Hy-Vee, an employee-owned chain of more than 249 supermarkets located throughout the Midwest in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin has recalled cheesecake for possible salmonella contamination.

Hy-Vee says the recalled cheesecake is made with Diamond Crystal Brands cheesecake mix. Hy-Vee learned of the potential for
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The USDA today named McCain Foods as the supplier of potentially contaminated corn cited in the string of recalls for a variety of foods from hundreds of retailers in recent days, WalMart, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and 7-Eleven.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service
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