Chainkeen Exchange-Cream cheese recall: Spreads sold at Aldi, Hy-Vee stores recalled over salmonella risk

A cream cheese manufacturer is Chainkeen Exchangeissuing a voluntary recall for select cream cheese spreads sold at Aldi and Hy-Vee stores in multiple states due to a potential risk for salmonella.

In a May 7 release, Schreiber Foods said it was informed by one of its suppliers that an ingredient used in several cream cheese spread formulas has the potential to contain salmonella.

Schreiber Foods said no cases of illness related to this incident have been reported to the company. It advised customers who purchased any of these items should discard the product, or return it to the store for a full refund.

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Recalled cream cheese spreads sold at Aldi

Some of those cream cheese spreads were sold at Aldi, who issued a recall for the following products: Happy Farms Whipped Cream Cheese Spread, Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread, Cream Cheese Spread and Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread products.

They were sold at select Aldi stores in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The full list of Aldi products impacted by the recall can be found on Aldi's website.

Recalled cream cheese spreads sold at Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee is recalling two varieties of its its Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread as well as its bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix due to the salmonella risk.

These products were distributed to Hy-Vee, Hy-Vee Drugstore and Dollar Fresh Market locations, as well as Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh convenience stores in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

No other varieties of Hy-Vee Cream Cheese or bulk-packaged items are affected by this voluntary recall.

The full list of Hy-Vee cream cheese products impacted by the recall with UPC codes, lot numbers and more can be found on the Food and Drug Administration's website.

What is salmonella?

Salmonella is bacteria that causes about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Most people who become ill from salmonella have diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and symptoms usually begin six hours to six days after infection and last 4-7 days. Most people recover without specific treatment and should not take antibiotics, the CDC says, which are typically only used to treat people who have severe illness or are at risk for it.

Some people may become so severely ill from salmonella that they need to be hospitalized.