Velvet Ice Cream Recalls Ruggle's Orange Sherbet Due to Listeria Risk
Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Ruggle's Orange Sherbet because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Ruggle's Orange Sherbet, sold in quart containers with four quarts per case. The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by Lot 21103. It was distributed 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 it if it matches the recalled item.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ruggle's Orange Sherbet Quart - 4 Quarts per case
- 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 (1)
- Lot 21103
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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