The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1586-2022·Announced 2022-08-24

FDA Recalls Kingdom Creamery Vanilla Soft Serve Mix for Listeria Risk

Kingdom Creamery of Vermont is recalling 5% Vanilla Soft Serve Mix due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product was distributed in Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported and contamination is potential rather than confirmed, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that warrants the elevated classification.

Plain-English summary

Kingdom Creamery of Vermont LLC is recalling its 5% Vanilla Soft Serve Mix due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. A total of 1,623 cases were distributed to Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.

The recalled product carries Best By dates of 8/6/22, 8/13/22, and 8/23/22, with corresponding lot codes 220711, 220717, and 220728.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and immunocompromised people. While no illnesses have been reported in connection with this product, the FDA has classified this as a Class I recall due to the significant health risk posed by this pathogen.

Consumers who have purchased the affected product should discard it or return it to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Kingdom Creamery of Vermont 5% Vanilla Soft Serve Mix
Manufacturer
Kingdom Creamery of Vermont LLC
Category
Food — Frozen Dairy / Ice Cream Mix
Hazard
Affected units
1,623

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 (5)

  • Best By Date 8/6/22
  • 8/13/22
  • 8/23/22 Lot: 220711
  • 220717
  • 220728

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Kingdom Creamery of Vermont LLC 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 14 products in this recall →

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