Hy-Vee Candy Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Hy-Vee Stores Inc is recalling candy sold in plastic trays because an ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Hy-Vee Stores Inc is recalling approximately 27,307 pounds of candy packaged in 9-inch/16-ounce, 12-inch/32-ounce, and 16-inch/48-ounce plastic tray containers. The product was labeled with a Hy-Vee scale ticket and identified as HyVee West Des Moines, IA. The recall is being conducted because the product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled products were distributed only to Hy-Vee retail stores in Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The sell-by dates for the affected products range from January 26 to February 23, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or disposal. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Candy packaged in a 9"/16oz. (UPC 026138000000), 12" /32 oz. (UPC 026138100000), and 16"/48 oz. (UPC 026138200000) plastic tray containers for retail sale, labeled with Hy-Vee scale ticket. The product was labeled HyVee West Des Moines, IA.
- Manufacturer
- Hy-Vee Stores Inc
- Category
- Food — Candy
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Sell by date range: January 26 - February 23
- 2017.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Hy-Vee Stores Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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