The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0582-2021·Announced 2021-05-12

Velvet Cotton Candy Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Velvet Cotton Candy 3 Gallon Tubs due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across nine states.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Velvet Cotton Candy 3 Gallon Tubs (1 Tub per Case) because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves Lot 21103.

The affected product was distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot number and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lot.

The recalled product

Product
Velvet Cotton Candy 3 Gallon Tub - 1 Tub per Case
Manufacturer
Velvet Ice Cream Company
Category
Food — Frozen Desserts
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)

  • Lot 21103

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 →

Related recalls

Same manufacturer · Velvet Ice Cream Company

See all →

Same hazard · listeria

See all →