The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0610-2021·Announced 2021-05-12

Velvet Ice Cream Recalls Buehler's Neapolitan Ice Cream for Listeria Risk

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Buehler's Neapolitan Ice Cream 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 identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Buehler's Neapolitan Ice Cream, sold in gallon plastic pails, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects Lot 21104 of the product.

The recalled ice cream 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 recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific lot number and stop consuming it immediately. Those who have eaten the product and are experiencing symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, or diarrhea should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Buehler's Neapolitan Ice Cream Gallon Plastic Pail - 2 Gallons per Case
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot 21104

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 →

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