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.
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 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
- Manufacturer
- Velvet Ice Cream Company
- Category
- Food — Frozen Desserts
- 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
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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