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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0619-2021·Announced 2021-05-12

Velvet Ice Cream Recalls North Star Frog Spit Pops for Listeria Risk

Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling North Star Frog Spit pops in nine states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes 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 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 North Star Frog Spit pops, sold in boxes of six, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers specific lots identified as 21096, 21097, 21098, and 21099.

The affected products were 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 these specific lots of North Star Frog Spit pops should stop consuming them immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund procedures, but consumers should check their inventory for the listed lot numbers and contact the manufacturer or retailer for further guidance.

The recalled product

Product
North Star Frog Spit 6 pops per box
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 (4)

  • Lot 21096
  • 21097
  • 21098
  • 21099

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 →