The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1272-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Pina Colada Italian Ice Recalled for Listeria Risk

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Pina Colada Italian Ice 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 contamination in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the high risk of serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Pina Colada Italian Ice because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves three 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 was previously recalled. 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 a Julian date.

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

The recalled product

Product
Pina Colada Italian Ice. 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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