Penn State Creamery Recalls Ice Cream Due to Plastic Foreign Objects
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling specific ice cream and frozen yogurt products due to reports of small plastic foreign objects.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is a voluntary precautionary measure for low-risk contamination (plastic foreign objects) without reported injuries, fitting the Moderate severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
The University Creamery at Penn State is voluntarily recalling all ice cream and frozen yogurt products manufactured between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012. The recall is being conducted out of an abundance of caution and safety for the consuming public.
The decision to recall these items follows isolated incidents involving reports of small plastic foreign objects found in the product. The affected products include Keeny Beany Chocolate flavor ice cream in 3-gallon, 1/2-gallon, and pint sizes, as well as other ice cream and frozen yogurt varieties produced during the specified timeframe.
These products were sold in the on-site retail salesroom and to internet customers. Consumers who have purchased these items should check their best-by dates, which fall on or between February 10, 2013, and August 11, 2013, and discontinue use if the product matches the description and date range.
The recalled product
- Product
- Penn State Creamery/Berkey Creamery Ice Cream -- Keeny Beany Chocolate flavor; 3 gallon (paper), 1/2 gallon (paper) and pints (plastic)
- Manufacturer
- Pennsylvania State University Berkey Creamery
- Category
- Food — Dairy / 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 (3)
- Best by dates falling on or between February 10
- 2013 and August 11
- 2013.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Pennsylvania State University Berkey Creamery 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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