Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0687-2018·Announced 2018-01-24

Fieldbrook Ice Cream Variety Packs Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Fieldbrook Foods is recalling ice cream variety packs 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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Fieldbrook Foods Corporation is recalling specific ice cream variety packs containing sandwiches, bars, and cones. The recall is issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items were sold under various brand names, including Price Chopper, Starter Bros, Wellsley Farms, Stone Ridge Creamery, Polar Express Ice Cream Company, Giant Eagle, Food Club, First Street, and Weis Quality.

The recalled products have production dates ranging from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017, and best-by dates 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. A total of 639,900 cases were distributed to distributors in Massachusetts, Illinois, California, Puerto Rico, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan, and Missouri, with nationwide distribution including Puerto Rico.

Consumers should check their freezers for these specific variety packs and discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product: Ice Cream Variety Packs containing Sandwiches, Bars, and Cones, Sold under the following: 30 pack - pics BY PRICE CHOPPER - UPC: 041735080295; STARTER BROS Ice Cream Favorites Variety Pack, UPC: 074175850111; WELLSLEY FARMS ICE CREAM TREATS VARIETY PACK, UPC: 888670020487; STONE…
Manufacturer: Fieldbrook Foods Corporation
Category: Food — Frozen Desserts
Hazard: listeria
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 →

Same manufacturer · Fieldbrook Foods Corporation

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