The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0425-2018·Announced 2017-12-13

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.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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
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.

See all 3 products in this recall →