Velvet Ice Cream Recalls Whale of Pail Chocolate Fudge Tub
Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Whale of Pail Chocolate Fudge Gallon Plastic Tubs due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 metadata explicitly 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 voluntarily recalling Whale of Pail Chocolate Fudge Gallon Plastic Tubs. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by Lot 21089. The recall covers distribution in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific lot number and stop consuming the product if it matches the recall details.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whale of Pail Chocolate Fudge Gallon Plastic Tub
- Manufacturer
- Velvet Ice Cream Company
- Category
- Food — 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)
- Lot 21089
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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