The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0603-2016·Announced 2016-02-24

Umpqua Birthday Cake Ice Cream Recalled for Presumptive Antibiotic Presence

Umpqua Dairy Products Co is recalling Birthday Cake Ice Cream because the milk used was presumptive positive for beta lactam antibiotics.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a presumptive positive test for antibiotics without confirmation or reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for moderate severity.

Plain-English summary

Umpqua Dairy Products Co is recalling 8,922 one-point-seven-five-quart containers of Umpqua Birthday Cake Ice Cream (Item no. 12815, UPC 0 71203 08793 8). The affected product has a sell-by date of 12/15/16 and was distributed in Alaska, Idaho, California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

The recall was initiated because the milk used to make the ice cream tested presumptive positive for beta lactam antibiotics. The firm did not conduct any confirmation test to verify the initial result.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific item number and sell-by date. If they have the recalled product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Umpqua Birthday Cake Ice Cream, Item no. 12815, 1.75 quart container, UPC 0 71203 08793 8
Manufacturer
Umpqua Dairy Products Co
Category
Food — Dairy / Ice Cream
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)

  • Sell by 12/15/16

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Umpqua Dairy Products Co 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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