The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0685-2018·Announced 2018-01-24

Fieldbrook Foods Recalls Chocolate Covered Vanilla Ice Cream Bars

Fieldbrook Foods is recalling chocolate covered vanilla ice cream bars due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed nationwide, including Puerto Rico.

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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Fieldbrook Foods Corporation is voluntarily recalling approximately 639,900 cases of chocolate covered vanilla ice cream bars. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were sold under numerous brands, including Ahold, Econo, First Street, Food Club, Giant Eagle, Great Value, and Kroger, among others.

The recalled products have production dates ranging from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017, and best-by dates ranging from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. Some Hood and Kemps products may display best-by dates between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019. The products were distributed to distributors in Massachusetts, Illinois, California, Puerto Rico, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan, and Missouri, and were distributed nationwide.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific UPC codes and production dates listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate Covered Vanilla Ice Cream Bars packaged under the following brands: 12 packs - Ahold UPC: 6 88267 03323 5 and different ICB: 6 88267 08587 1, Econo UPC: 7 08938 00534 9, First Street UPC: 0 41512 11933 0, Food Club UPC: 0 36800 78404 8, Giant Eagle UPC: 0 30034…
Manufacturer
Fieldbrook Foods Corporation
Category
Food — Frozen Desserts
Hazard
Affected units
639,900

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 (7)

  • The recalled products have a production date of January 1
  • 2017 to December 31
  • 2017 and a best by date of January 1
  • 2018 to December 31
  • 2018. The Hood and Kemps products may show a best by date of July 1
  • 2018 to June 30
  • 2019.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 10 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Fieldbrook Foods Corporation 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.

See all 4 products in this recall →

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