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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0569-2021·Announced 2021-05-12

Velvet Butter Pecan & Cashew Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Butter Pecan & Cashew ice cream potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling specific lots of Velvet Butter Pecan & Cashew ice cream due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are the 16-ounce cartons (Lot 21096) and the 56-ounce cartons (Lot 21092).

The recall covers distribution in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should check their freezers for the product and discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a contact number or additional instructions for disposal.

The recalled product

Product
Velvet Butter Pecan & Cashew 16oz - 8 cartons to a case 56oz - 4 cartons to a case
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 (1)

  • 16 oz Lot 21096 56 oz Lot 21092

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 56 recalled by Velvet Ice Cream Company 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 56 products in this recall →