The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1280-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Root Beer Float Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Root Beer Float Ice Cream due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled ice cream mix.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 Root Beer Float 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 ice cream mix used in these products was produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream. Four batches of the product are affected. All product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area.

Consumers should check their freezers for these products. 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. If you have this product, you should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Root Beer Float 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
4

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 →