The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1267-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Oreo Cookie 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 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Oreo Cookie Ice Cream due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packaged in 2.5 gallon or 1.5 gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart containers. The firm is unable to determine exactly how the specific batches were packaged.

The recall is necessary because the products contain ice cream mix that was produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream. A total of 95 batches are affected by this recall.

All affected product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area. Some containers may have a production date hand-written on a white label, while some quart containers are stamped on the bottom with the Julian date. Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Oreo Cookie 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
95

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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