The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1055-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Full Tilt Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Full Tilt Ice Cream is recalling Seattle Chai 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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Full Tilt Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling Seattle Chai ice cream because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is necessary because the product contains ice cream mix manufactured by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc., which has been recalled for the same reason.

The affected products are packaged in 16 oz paper containers, as well as 1.5 gallon and 3 gallon plastic tubs. The 16 oz containers bear the UPC code 713757815024. All affected units are coded with a 7-digit code ending in 14x (for example, 0219142) and were produced before December 19, 2014. The recall involves 110 cases, with 6 units per case.

The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific codes and packaging described above. If they possess the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Seattle Chai ice cream, labeled in part, "***Full Tilt ice cream Seattle Chai***Ingredients: Cream, milk, skim milk, sugar, infusion of lavender buds, guar gum, carob bean gum, soy lecithin, carrageenan***Seattle WA 98106 www.fulltilticecream.com***". Ice cream is packaged…
Manufacturer
Full Tilt Ice Cream
Category
Food — Ice Cream
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.

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