The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1060-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Talenti Recalls Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato Due to Salmonella Risk

Talenti I, LLC is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato because the peanut butter used may be contaminated with Salmonella.

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, and the source text explicitly states that Salmonella infections can be fatal, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Talenti I, LLC is recalling its Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato because the peanut butter used in the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed to retail stores throughout the United States between September 2011 and September 2012.

The recalled product is packaged in clear, plastic One Pint (473ml) containers with UPC code 1 86852 00094 5 and a "Best By" date range of 3/21/13 through 3/26/14. The firm also sold the product in a 5 QT size with UPC code 1-8685200090-7 and a best by range of 03/21/13 through 03/26/2014. The recall involves 66,041 cases of the pint size and 837 cases of the 5 QT size.

Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato. The product was distributed to retail stores throughout the United States between September 2011 and September 2012 and is packaged in clear, plastic One Pint (473ml) containers with UPC code 1 86852 00094 5 printed on the back of the…
Manufacturer
Talenti I, LLC

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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