The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1288-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Triple Citrus Italian Ice Recalled for Listeria Risk

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Triple Citrus Italian Ice due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled ice cream mix.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Triple Citrus Italian Ice because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 40 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 has been separately 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 the Julian date.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Triple Citrus 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
40

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 →