The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1048-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Full Tilt Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Full Tilt Ice Cream is recalling Backyard Mint Chip ice cream due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled ingredient.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the potential for serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Full Tilt Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling its Backyard Mint Chip ice cream because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is necessary because the product contains ice cream mix that was manufactured and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc.

The affected products are packaged in 16 oz paper containers, 1.5 gallon plastic tubs, and 3 gallon plastic tubs. The 16 oz containers have the UPC code 713757814928. All affected products are coded with a 7-digit code ending in 14x (for example, 0219142) and were produced before December 19, 2014.

The recall involves 344 cases, with 6 units per case. The products were distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their freezers for these specific codes and dates and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Backyard Mint Chip ice cream, labeled in part, "***Full Tilt ice cream Backyard Mint Chip ***Ingredients: Cream, milk, skim milk, sugar, fresh mint, Chocolate Chips (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa fat, soy lecithin, vanilla), corn syrup solids, carob bean gum, guar gum, soy
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 17 recalled by Full Tilt Ice Cream 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 17 products in this recall →