The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1258-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Lemon Custard Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Lemon Custard 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Lemon Custard Ice Cream because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 90 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 contamination risk stems from the use of ice cream mix produced by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, which has also been recalled. All affected product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area. Some containers may feature a handwritten production date on a white label, while some quart containers are stamped on the bottom with a Julian date.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the recalled items. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Lemon Custard 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
90

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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