Tuesday 4 October 2022 08:06 PM Listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cheese sees Hy-Vee recall products ... trends now
A listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cheese has led to grocery store chain Hy-Vee recalling products in eight states.
Eight products including cheese boards and gift baskets have been pulled from shelves as officials try to stem the spread.
Listeria is a serious infection, normally caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, causing intestinal illness.
It can become more serious, causing confusion and seizures and miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women.
So far there have been six cases, four of whom have been hospitalized, in six different states.
The recalled products have best-by dates from September 28 to December 14 and were sold at Hy-Vee grocery stores in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Customers who bought any of the products should chuck them out or return them to a Hy-Vee store for a full refund.
Hy-Vee said in a statement that no illnesses have been reported to the company, and that the recalling is ‘voluntary’ and ‘out of an abundance of caution’.
Hy-Vee has pulled brie and camembert products including gift baskets and cheese boards after bacteria causing listeria was found in the cheese manufacturer's Michigan facility
Hy-Vee has more than 280 locations in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
On Friday, Old Europe Cheese voluntarily recalled all of its brie and camembert cheeses, including more than 20 brands, due to the dangerous bacteria.
The products were distributed from August 1 through to 28 September, the company said in a cautionary notice posted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
