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.
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.
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
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.
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