Velvet Ice Cream Whale of Pail Vanilla Chocolate Tub Recalled for Listeria
Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Whale of Pail Vanilla Chocolate Gallon Plastic Tubs potentially 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 source metadata identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which is defined as a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or the death.
Plain-English summary
Velvet Ice Cream Company is recalling Whale of Pail Vanilla Chocolate Gallon Plastic Tubs. The product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall affects Lot 21104. The product was distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Consumers should not eat the recalled product. They should check their freezers for the specific lot number and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whale of Pail Vanilla Chocolate Gallon Plastic Tub
- Manufacturer
- Velvet Ice Cream Company
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- 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 21104
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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