The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0928-2015·Announced 2015-02-04

Groove Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria Risk

Great Feeling Foods is recalling Groove Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the custard base.

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

Great Feeling Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Groove Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Cookie & French Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwiches. The recall is issued because the product contains a custard ice cream base produced by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc., which has been recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are sold in 3 fl. oz. single packs and 6 fl. oz. 2-packs. The recall covers 137 single packs and 1,009 two-packs. These items were distributed in Oregon and Washington. Consumers should check their pantries for products with the UPC codes 8 52692 00405 3 or 8 52692 00403 9. Affected lots have Best By Dates of 010715, 041715, 050915, 071115, 072215, 081215, 081915, or 092415, and lot codes ending in the digits "14" (XXXX14).

Consumers with these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. 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
Groove Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Cookie & French Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich. The product is sold in 3 fl. oz. single packs and 6 fl. oz. 2-packs and labeled as Groove. The UPC codes are 8 52692 00405 3 and 8 52692 00403 9.
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 (8)

  • Best By Dates: 010715
  • 041715
  • 050915
  • 071115
  • 072215
  • 081215
  • 081915
  • 092415. Lot codes ending in the digits "14" (XXXX14)

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Great Feeling Foods 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 6 products in this recall →

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