Target Recalls Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream in Hawaii
Target is recalling 2,652 units of Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream in Hawaii because a shipping container was not held at the proper temperature, posing a risk of contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of harm from potential pathogen contamination due to temperature abuse, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Target Corporation is recalling 2,652 retail units of Ben & Jerry's 16oz ND PB Half Baked ice cream (UPC: 768400006618, Target item number: 288-7-2758). The recall is limited to products purchased at Target store T2780 in Honolulu, Hawaii, between March 23 and March 27, 2018.
The recall was initiated because a shipping container transporting the product from California to Hawaii was not held at the proper temperature. This temperature failure could cause the food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens.
Consumers who purchased this specific product at the identified store during the stated dates should stop using it and return it to the store for a refund or dispose of it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ben & Jerry's 16oz ND PB Half Baked UPC: 768400006618 Target item number: 288-7-2758
- Manufacturer
- Target Corporation
- Category
- Food — Frozen Desserts
- Affected units
- 2,652
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (4)
- All product purchased at Target store T2780
- Honolulu
- HI from March 23 through March 27
- 2018.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 199 recalled by Target Corporation 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.
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