The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0426-2024·Announced 2023-11-22

Vanilla Ice Cream Base Recalled for Undeclared Milk and Color Additives

Paradise Flavors LLC is recalling vanilla ice cream base due to undeclared milk allergen and color additives. Consumers with milk allergies should not use this product.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall involving undeclared common allergen (milk). Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls do not fall below severity 4 (Severe), and allergen mislabeling is a high-risk hazard.

Plain-English summary

Paradise Flavors LLC is recalling vanilla ice cream base distributed in Florida. The 4-ounce frozen product is packaged in plastic pouches and comes from the latest production run.

The recall was issued due to the presence of undeclared milk allergen and undeclared color additives (FD&C yellow #5, yellow #6, and red #40) in the product. These ingredients were not listed on the product label.

This recall affects consumers in Florida who may have purchased this product. Consumers with milk allergies or sensitivity to artificial color additives should immediately stop using this product and discard it.

If you have this product, do not use it. Contact Paradise Flavors LLC with any questions or concerns regarding this recall.

The recalled product

Product
VANILLA, Ice-cream base, Natural flavor, artificial flavor and coloring. Distributed By Paradiose Flavors LLC. 4 oz. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Affected units
310

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)

  • None

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 39 recalled by Paradise Flavors LLC 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 39 products in this recall →

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