Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0569-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

McConnell's Fine Ice Cream Vanilla Bean Recalled for Listeria Risk

McConnell's Ice Cream, Inc. is recalling its Fine Ice Cream Vanilla Bean product 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

McConnell's Ice Cream, Inc. is recalling its Fine Ice Cream Vanilla Bean product because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves a total of 22,662 gallons of the product. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The affected 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. The product carries various "Best By" dates ranging from July 13, 2017, to January 6, 2018.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific "Best By" dates listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product: McConnell's Fine Ice Cream Vanilla Bean
Manufacturer: McConnell's Ice Cream, Inc.
Category: Food — Ice Cream
Hazard: listeria

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 (11)

Best By: JUL 13
2017
JUL 25
JUL 27
OCT 01
OCT 15
DEC 07
DEC 25
JAN 03
2018
JAN 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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