Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0994-2015·Announced 2015-02-11

Husky Root Beer Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Husky Ice Cream is recalling Root Beer ice cream in Washington due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled 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 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score (5) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Husky Ice Cream, Inc. is recalling Root Beer ice cream due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packed in 2.5 gallon bulk, 1.5 gallon bulk, or half gallon retail size tubs. The retail size ice cream is labeled with the brand "Husky 'Cream of the Town'" and lists ingredients including cream, milk, skim milk powder, sugar, corn syrup solids, carob bean gum, guar gum, soy lecithin, and carrageenan. No UPC code is present on the product.

The recall is necessary because the ice cream contains a mix ingredient that was manufactured and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc. The production date for the 2.5 gallon bulk containers is hand-written on the packaging. The product was distributed in Washington.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific Root Beer ice cream described above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, 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: Root Beer ice cream is packed in 2.5 gallon bulk, 1.5 gallon bulk, or half gallon retail size tubs. Retail size ice cream flavor is labeled in part, "***Husky Ice Cream, Inc. 4721 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 HUSKY "Cream of the Town" HALF GALLON ICE CREAM…
Manufacturer: Husky Ice Cream,Inc
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 (1)

Production date is hand-written on 2.5 gallon bulk containers.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 44 recalled by Husky Ice Cream,Inc 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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