The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1294-2024·Announced 2024-06-12

Blueberry Cream Cheese Spread recalled for potential Salmonella

Schreiber Foods Inc is recalling 835,721 units of Essential Everyday Blueberry Cream Cheese Spread (8 oz) due to potential Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen, and per the severity rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness score as High (3). The source describes potential contamination with no reported illnesses, placing this within the High severity category.

Plain-English summary

Schreiber Foods Inc is recalling 835,721 units of Essential Everyday Blueberry Cream Cheese Spread (8 oz / 226g, UPC 0 41303-04876 4) due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The affected product was distributed to California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. All units with a Best By date of 09/19/24 are included in this recall.

Salmonella is a pathogen that can cause serious foodborne illness. No illnesses related to this product have been reported to date.

Consumers should not consume this recalled product.

The recalled product

Product
Blueberry Cream Cheese Spread, Net Wt. 8 oz. (226g). Keep Refrigerated, packaged under the brand Essential Everyday, UPC 0 41303-04876 4. Distributed By UNFI, Providence, RI 02908.
Manufacturer
Schreiber Foods Inc
Hazard
  • salmonella

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • BEST BY 09/19/24

Distribution

Distributed in 19 states:

  • CA
  • FL
  • IA
  • IL
  • IN
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OH
  • PA
  • TX
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI