Cream Cheese Recall: Aldi, Hy-Vee Pull Products Over Salmonella Fears

Cream cheese products sold at various retailers, including Aldi, have been recalled due to concerns over salmonella.

Aldi is recalling its Happy Farms whipped cream cheese spread, chive and onion cream cheese spread, cream cheese spread and strawberry cream cheese products.

The affected products were sold in 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

Here are the Aldi product details:

Additionally, Hy-Vee has recalled two kinds of cream cheese — also over salmonella concerns.

The affected products, which include 8 oz. Hy-Vee whipped cream cheese spread and 12 oz. Hy-Vee cream cheese spread, 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.

The whipped cream cheese has best-by dates of 8/7/2024 and 8/14/2024 and the UPC is 0075450096132. The 12 oz. cream cheese spread has a best-by date of 10/1/2024. Its UPC code is 0075450096120.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. "Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the FDA.

Consumers who have the products should not eat them.