The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1188-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Pink's Ice Cream Recalls Green Tea Flavors Due to Listeria Risk

Pink's Ice Cream is recalling Green Tea ice cream products in Washington State because a raw material may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 per the rubric, and the hazard involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes).

Plain-English summary

Pink's Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling specific Green Tea ice cream products, including 16 oz paper cartons and 1 gallon plastic containers. The recall is being conducted because a raw material used in the production of these products has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed in Washington State. The recall includes 247 gallon containers and 1,618 pint containers. Consumers can identify affected units by checking the six-digit code on the packaging; the code must start with two numbers between 00 and 52, with the exclusion of codes starting with 01 and 41.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Pink's Ice Cream - Green Tea. 16 oz Paper Carton and 1 gallon plastic container
Manufacturer
Pink's Ice Cream
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Pink's 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 8 products in this recall →