Hy-Vee issues voluntary recall for own-brand salad topping, trail mix products

Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, said it is voluntarily recalling one of its own-brand salad topping SKUs and additional trail mix products across its eight-state region because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The products include Hy-Vee Garden Style Salad Topping, Hy-Vee Trail Mix Bars, Hy-Vee Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate Protein Bars, Hy-Vee Caramel Cashew Honey Crunch Trail Mix, Hy-Vee Dark Chocolate Cranberry Trail Mix, Hy-Vee Raisin and Nut Trail Mix, and Hy-Vee Santa Fe Trail Mix.

The potential for contamination was discovered after Hy-Vee’s sunflower kernel supplier, SunOpta, announced it was recalling specific lots of sunflower kernels because of the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The initial recall was limited to sunflower kernel products produced at SunOpta’s Crookston, Minn., facility; however, the recall since was expanded to include additional products supplied to Hy-Vee and other retailers across the United States, Hy-Vee said.