The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1226-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Amaretto Hazelnut Ice Cream due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled ice cream mix.

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 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Amaretto Hazelnut Ice Cream because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The ice cream mix used in these products was produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream.

The recalled product is available in 2.5 gallon or 1.5 gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart containers. The firm is unable to determine how specific batches were packaged. Some containers may have a production date handwritten on a white label, while some quart containers have the Julian date stamped on the bottom. A total of 66 batches are involved in this recall.

All product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area. Consumers should check their freezers for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Amaretto Hazelnut Ice Cream. Product can be packaged in 2.5 gallon or 1.5 gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart container. Firm is unable to determine how batches were packaged.
Hazard
Affected units
66

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 69 recalled by Elevated Ice Cream Company 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 69 products in this recall →

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