The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0617-2021·Announced 2021-05-12

Velvet Ice Cream Recalls Vanilla Gallon Tubs for Listeria Risk

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Whale of Pail Vanilla Gallon Plastic Tubs potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Velvet Ice Cream Company is voluntarily recalling Whale of Pail Vanilla Gallon Plastic Tubs. The recall is due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product.

The affected product is identified by Lot numbers 21089 and 21090. Distribution was limited to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lot numbers should stop consuming the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Whale of Pail Vanilla Gallon Plastic Tub
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 (2)

  • Lot 21089
  • 21090

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 →