The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1239-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Chocolate Chip 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 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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the potential for serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling its Chocolate Chip Ice Cream because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packaged in 2.5 gallon or 1.5 gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart containers. The company is unable to determine exactly how the specific batches were packaged.

The recall is necessary because the ice cream contains a mix produced by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, which has been recalled for the same contamination risk. Three batches of the product are affected. All product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area.

Consumers should check their freezers for these specific containers. Some containers may have a production date handwritten on a white label, while some quart containers are stamped on the bottom with the Julian date. If you have this product, you should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate Chip 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
3

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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