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Hy-Vee Pulls Pasta Salad After 20 Illnesses Reported
USAgNet - 07/19/2018

About 20 people are reportedly sick after eating ready-to-eat pasta salad, spurring Hy-Vee Inc. to recall the product from all of its 244 grocery stores.

The company's recall notice, posted July 17, references apparent Salmonella illnesses in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. "The potential for contamination was brought to Hy-Vee's attention last night (July 16) when approximately 20 illnesses in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa were potentially linked back to customers consuming the salad," according to the recall notice on Hy-Vee's website.

Wednesday, the Minnesota departments of health and agriculture, along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and several other states, are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Sandiego infections linked to consumption of Spring Pasta Salad from Hy-Vee grocery stores.

Seven cases of Salmonella Sandiego infection have been identified in Minnesota as part of this outbreak. Additional illnesses related to the outbreak are also under investigation. People ages 23 to 89 years became ill from June 24 through June 30. Two people were hospitalized and both are recovering. Six of the Minnesota cases consumed Spring Pasta Salad purchased or catered from four different Hy-Vee grocery stores. The pasta salad contains shell pasta, mayonnaise, carrots, celery, cucumbers, onions and green pepper. It may have been purchased in a sealed 16 oz. or 48 oz. container, or scooped at the deli counter into clear plastic containers.

The pasta salad was distributed to all of Hy-Vee's 244 grocery stores across its eight-state region of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Health officials recommend checking your refrigerator for Spring Pasta Salad purchased or catered from any Hy-Vee store prior to July 17 (expiration dates ending August 3, 2018). Do not eat it. Other pasta salads sold by Hy-Vee are not currently known to be affected.

Officials with Hy-Vee, which is headquartered in West Des Moines, urged customers who purchased the salad to dispose of it or return it to their local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.

Anyone who has eaten the Hy-Vee pasta salad and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure to the bacteria. Specific laboratory tests are necessary to diagnose Salmonella infections.


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