Hy-Vee recalls spring pasta salad tied to salmonella cases

DES MOINES, Iowa – Midwest grocery store chain Hy-Vee Inc. has recalled its store-brand spring pasta salad after 20 people were exposed to salmonella in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday the West Des Moines-based grocery chain discovered potential salmonella contamination Monday night and pulled the product from its shelves.

The recall includes 16-ounce and 48-ounce containers of Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad produced between
June 1 and July 13. It was available from deli service cases in the company's 244 stores across eight states: Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in the young, frail and elderly.