Numbskull LLC Recalls Vanilla Butter Luv Ice Cream for Listeria Risk
Numbskull LLC is recalling Vanilla Butter Luv ice cream because raw materials may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was sold in Washington and Idaho.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Numbskull LLC is recalling approximately 1.5 gallons and 36 pints of Vanilla Butter Luv ice cream. The product is sold in gallon and pint containers and is labeled with "brain freeze creamery" and "Manufactured by Brain Freeze Creamery, Spokane, WA."
The recall was initiated after the firm was notified that raw materials used in the production of the ice cream have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were manufactured between January 1, 2014, and December 15, 2014, and bear codes in the format "MMDD" and "XXXX"-Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream Code.
The recalled ice cream was distributed to ice cream scoop shops and restaurants in Washington and Idaho. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific product and codes listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vanilla Butter Luv ice cream; Gallon and pint containers. Product is labeled in part, "***brain freeze creamery***Manufactured by Brain Freeze Creamery, Spokane, WA www.brainfreezecreamery.com***"
- Manufacturer
- Numbskull LLC
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
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 (3)
- All codes manufactured from January 1
- 2014 - December 15
- 2014. ("MMDD" and "XXXX"-Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream Code)
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 115 recalled by Numbskull LLC 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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