The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1293-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated White Chocolate Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling White Chocolate 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 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling its White Chocolate Ice Cream product. The recall is due to the potential for the product to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The ice cream mix used in these products was produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream.

The affected product may be packaged in 2.5-gallon or 1.5-gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart containers. The firm is unable to determine exactly how the batches were packaged. 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.

All product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area. Consumers should check their freezers for this product and dispose of it if found.

The recalled product

Product
White Chocolate 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
2

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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