The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1294-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Elevated Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling Macaroon Bisque ice cream due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a recalled ice cream mix supplier.

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 score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the potential for serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Elevated Ice Cream Company is recalling 20 batches of Macaroon Bisque ice cream. The product may be packaged in 2.5-gallon or 1.5-gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart containers, though the firm cannot determine the specific packaging for all batches. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, as the product contains ice cream mix produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream.

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 should check their freezers for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Macaroon Bisque. 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
20

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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