Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Working Cow Homemade Inc. is recalling No Sugar Added Butter Pecan Ice Cream after FDA environmental samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Working Cow Homemade Inc. is voluntarily recalling 200 tubs of 3-gallon No Sugar Added Butter Pecan Ice Cream. The recall was initiated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collected environmental samples at the facility, and 8 out of 50 samples from zones in direct contact with the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was distributed to U.S. consignees only. The specific production date for the recalled units is August 30, 2017. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific 3-gallon tubs of No Sugar Added Butter Pecan Ice Cream with a production date of August 30, 2017. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- No Sugar Added Butter Pecan Ice Cream 3 gallons
- Manufacturer
- Working Cow Homemade Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Frozen Desserts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 200
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Born on 08/30/2017
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Working Cow Homemade Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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