Hy-Vee Cookie and Candy Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Hy-Vee Stores Inc is recalling specific Cookie & Candy products due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk from a supplier ingredient.
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 FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) due to the reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Hy-Vee Stores Inc is voluntarily recalling approximately 3,317 pounds of Cookie & Candy products. The affected items are packaged in 9-inch/16-ounce, 12-inch/32-ounce, and 16-inch/48-ounce plastic tray containers and are labeled with a Hy-Vee scale ticket indicating West Des Moines, IA. The products carry sell-by dates ranging from January 26 to February 23, 2017.
The recall was initiated because the product contains an ingredient that was previously recalled by a supplier due to potential Salmonella contamination. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or the death.
The recalled products were distributed only to Hy-Vee retail stores in Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Consumers who have purchased these products should check their sell-by dates and packaging details. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cookie & Candy packaged in a 9"/16oz. (UPC 026138600000), 12" /32 oz. (UPC 026138700000), and 16"/48 oz. (UPC 026138800000) 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 — Bakery / Confectionery
- 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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