The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1631-2023·Announced 2023-10-04

Heart Cakes from Ice Cream House Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Heart cakes from Ice Cream House are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in Ohio, New Jersey, and New York.

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: FDA Class I classification. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen with reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Ice Cream House is recalling four types of heart cakes due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include 10-inch, 8-inch, 6-inch, and mini heart cakes.

The recalled items have UPC codes 0-91404-15171-9 (10-inch), 0-91404-15309-6 (8-inch), 0-91404-15172-6 (6-inch), and 0-91404-15173-3 (mini). These products were distributed to consumers in Ohio, New Jersey, and New York.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The recalled product

Product
10' Heart Cake; dairy / parve; 1 PACK; UPC: 0-91404-15171-9 and 8' Heart Cake; dairy / parve; 1 PACK; UPC: 0-91404-15309-6 and 6' Heart Cake; dairy / parve; 1 PACK; UPC: 0-91404-15172-6 and Mini Heart Cake; dairy / parve; 1 PACK; UPC: 0-91404-15173-3
Manufacturer
ICE CREAM HOUSE
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 80 recalled by ICE CREAM HOUSE 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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