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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0619-2013·Announced 2012-11-14

Velvet Ice Cream Recalls Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Due to Salmonella Risk

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling two peanut butter cup ice cream products because they were made with peanut butter recalled for potential Salmonella contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 two varieties of peanut butter cup ice cream: Velvet Supreme Peanut Butter Cup (1/2 gallon) and Velvet Peanut Butter Cup (3 gallon). The recall is being conducted because the products were manufactured using a peanut butter ingredient that was previously recalled by Sunland Inc. due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The affected products were distributed in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. The recall includes 494 units of the 1/2 gallon product and 30 units of the 3 gallon product. Both products bear the code number #10181 and a manufacture date of June 30, 2010.

Consumers who have these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream: 1) Velvet Supreme Peanut Butter Cup 1/2 gallon MFD BY VELVET ICE CREAM CO., INC UTICA, OHIO 43080 1-800-589-5000; UPC #70682-10119; 2) Velvet Peanut Butter Cup, 3 gal, UPC #70682-10539

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)

  • 1 and 2 - Code Number #10181
  • MFD Date: 6/30/2010

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 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 2 products in this recall →