Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0999-2015·Announced 2015-02-11

Husky Vanilla Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Husky Ice Cream is recalling vanilla ice cream 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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Husky Ice Cream, Inc. is recalling vanilla ice cream due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is packed in 2.5 gallon bulk, 1.5 gallon bulk, or half gallon retail size tubs. The recall is necessary because the product contains an ice cream mix ingredient that was manufactured and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc.

The product was distributed in Washington. Retail size ice cream is labeled with the brand name "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. Production dates are hand-written on the 2.5 gallon bulk containers.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific packaging described. If found, they should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase. No specific lot numbers or UPC codes are provided in the source text, so consumers should rely on the visual description of the packaging and labels.

The recalled product

Product: Vanilla 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 — Dairy / 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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