Belfonte Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Belfonte Ice Cream & Dairy Foods Co is recalling specific Mama's Choice Premium Ice Cream products because the peanut butter base may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Belfonte Ice Cream & Dairy Foods Co is recalling 15,252 56-oz paper cartons of Mama's Choice Premium Ice Cream. The specific product is the Reverse Peanut Butter Pie, which features peanut butter coated fudge filled cups, peanut butter flakes, and a swirled chocolate cookie pie crust ribbon in peanut butter ice cream.
The recall is being issued because the peanut butter base used in the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products were distributed in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Consumers can identify the recalled product by the UPC 83057-17033 and the following Best Used By dates: 07/15/2011, 10/02/2011, 12/02/2011, 02/09/2012, 04/06/2012, or 06/02/2012.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Belfonte Mama's Choice Premium Ice Cream, Reverse Peanut Butter Pie, Peanut Butter Coated Fudge Filled Cups, Peanut Butter Flakes and Swirled Chocolate Cookie Pie Crust Ribbon in Peanut Butter Ice Cream, 56 oz. (1.66L) Belonite Ice Cream Company, Kansas City, MO
- Manufacturer
- Belfonte Ice Cream & Dairy Foods Co
- 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 (6)
- UPC 83057-17033 Best Used By Date: 07/15/2011
- 10/02/2011
- 12/02/2011
- 02/09/2012
- 04/06/2012
- 06/02/2012
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Belfonte Ice Cream & Dairy Foods Co 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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