The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0568-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

McConnell's Fine Ice Cream Turkish Coffee Recalled for Listeria Risk

McConnell's Ice Cream, Inc. is recalling McConnell's Fine Ice Cream Turkish Coffee due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 12 U.S. states.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of the lack of reported illnesses in the source text.

Plain-English summary

McConnell's Ice Cream, Inc. is recalling McConnell's Fine Ice Cream Turkish Coffee because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves a total of 22,662 gallons of the product. The affected items have best-by dates of July 28, 2017, September 22, 2017, October 7, 2017, and December 6, 2017.

The product was distributed in the United States to California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington, Colorado, Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Nevada, Texas, South Carolina, and Illinois. There was no foreign distribution of the recalled product.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific best-by dates listed above. If the product is present, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
McConnell's Fine Ice Cream Turkish Coffee
Hazard

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 (5)

  • Best By: JUL 28
  • 2017
  • SEP 22
  • OCT 07
  • Dec 06

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by McConnell's Ice Cream, 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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