The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0930-2015·Announced 2015-02-04

Groove Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwich Recalled for Listeria Risk

Great Feeling Foods is recalling Groove Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from an ice cream ingredient.

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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Groove Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwich products are recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This product contains custard ice cream base, produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc., as…"

Plain-English summary

Great Feeling Foods is voluntarily recalling specific packages of Groove Gluten-Free Peanut Butter 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 includes 116 single packs and 243 two-packs. Consumers should check their packages for the UPC codes 8 52692 00407 7 or 8 52692 00401 5. Additionally, consumers should look for Best By Dates of 010715, 041715, 050915, 071115, 072215, 081215, 081915, or 092415, and lot codes ending in the digits "14" (XXXX14).

The product was distributed in Oregon and Washington. Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
Groove Gluten-Free Peanut Butter 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 00407 7 and 8 52692 00401 5.
Manufacturer
Great Feeling Foods
Category
Food — Frozen Desserts
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 endingt 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.

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