Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0931-2015·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 from an 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 Groove Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Cookie & French Chocolate 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 specific UPC codes are 8 52692 00406 0 and 8 52692 00403 2. The recall includes packages with Best By Dates of 010715, 041715, 050915, 071115, 072215, 081215, 081915, and 092415, as well as lot codes ending in the digits "14" (XXXX14). The products were distributed in Oregon and Washington.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of 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 Dark Chocolate Cookie & French Chocolate 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 00406 0 and 8 52692 00403 2
Manufacturer: Great Feeling Foods
Category: Food — Ice Cream
Hazard: listeria

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)

Best By Dates: 010715
041715
050915
071115
072215
081215
081915

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 →

Same manufacturer · Great Feeling Foods

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