The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1285-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling SWORCH 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 agency classified this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling SWORCH Ice Cream because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 142 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 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 handwritten production date on a white label, while some quart containers are stamped with a Julian date on the bottom.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for SWORCH Ice Cream from Elevated Ice Cream Company. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
SWORCH 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
142

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 →