Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad Recall: Salmonella Risk from 2018 Products
Hy-Vee recalls spring pasta salad products from June 22, 2018 to August 3, 2018 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check product dates and containers for affected items.
Lower-risk recall
Outbreak of Salmonella Sandiego and Salmonella enterica subspecies IIIb illness potentially associated with pasta salad.
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What happened, in plain English
Hy-Vee is recalling spring pasta salad products that may contain Salmonella Sandiego or Salmonella enterica subspecies IIIb. This recall is due to an outbreak of illnesses linked to these products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/18965-hy-vee-spring-pasta-salad-recall-salmonella-risk-from-2018.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/18965-hy-vee-spring-pasta-salad-recall-salmonella-risk-from-2018 · Updated October 6, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1930-2018
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“Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad Recall: Salmonella Risk from 2018 Products.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/18965-hy-vee-spring-pasta-salad-recall-salmonella-risk-from-2018. Based on FDA recall #F-1930-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1930-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Salmonella bacteria can cause food poisoning with symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. The outbreak is linked to specific Hy-Vee pasta salad products from the specified time period.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad between June 22, 2018 and August 3, 2018. People who ate the product and experienced illness should contact their healthcare provider.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad in plastic tubs with lids (16 oz or 48 oz) or labeled cases from June 22, 2018 to August 3, 2018. Also look for clear plastic unlabeled deli containers from that time.
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What to do — step by step
Check Product Date
Look for expiration dates between June 22, 2018 and August 3, 2018 on the packaging.
Discard Affected Products
If you have products from the specified dates, discard them immediately to avoid potential illness.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 8 states.
FDA distribution: “To Hy-Vee retail stores in IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, and WI.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA classified it Class I
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1930-2018 (July 16, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1930-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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