Over 20 kinds of “white coated confectionery items” sent to Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Hy-Vee distributors in 17 states have been recalled because they might have salmonella.

All the recalled products, which also went to some gas station convenience store chains, were made and recalled by Palmer Candy Company of Sioux Falls, Iowa.

“Palmer Candy was notified by its liquid coating supplier that there was a potential for contamination with salmonella from an ingredient that was potentially contaminated from one of their suppliers,” Palmer’s FDA-posted recall notice said.

When an ingredient supplier has a salmonella problem, all the suppliers’ customers might have a salmonella issue. So, this could be the first of several recalls.

Palmer says its products went to Florida, California, Missouri, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Salmonella, the CDC says, hospitalizes 26,500 people in the United States and kills about 420 annually. The vast majority of the 1.35 million who get infected each year spend four to seven days dealing with diarrhea, stomachaches and fever.

Here’s what’s been recalled and from where. The Palmer brand products might have gone to any store. The company’s recall notice contains a full list of expiration dates on the recalled product.

Walmart: Freshness Guaranteed Peanut Butter Snack Mix and Patriotic Red, White & Blue Pretzel Twists.

Target: Favorite Day Bakery White Fudge Mini Cookies.

Dollar General: Sweet Smiles Yogurt Covered Pretzels.

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