Penn State Creamery Recalls German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling German Chocolate Cake ice cream due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
What this means for you
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 a low-risk contamination (plastic foreign objects) with no reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a Moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
The University Creamery at Penn State is voluntarily recalling all ice cream and frozen yogurt produced between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012. The recall is being conducted out of an abundance of caution following isolated incidents involving reports of small plastic foreign objects found in the product.
The affected products include German Chocolate Cake flavor ice cream in 3-gallon paper containers, 1/2-gallon paper containers, and plastic pints. These items were sold in the on-site retail salesroom and to internet customers. The recall covers products with best-by dates falling on or between February 10, 2013, and August 11, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the University Creamery at Penn State for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Penn State Creamery/Berkey Creamery Ice Cream -- German Chocolate Cake flavor; 3 gallon (paper), 1/2 gallon (paper) and pints (plastic)
- Manufacturer
- Pennsylvania State University Berkey Creamery
- 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 (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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