The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1249-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Eggnog 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling its Eggnog Ice Cream product due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves six batches of the product, which may be 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 ice cream mix used in these products was produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream. All affected product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area. 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.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific packaging and labeling details described. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Eggnog 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.
Manufacturer
Elevated Ice Cream Company
Category
Food — Dairy / Ice Cream
Hazard
Affected units
6

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.

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