The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1687-2017·Announced 2017-03-29

Leo Leo Gelato Recalls Strawberry Sorbet Due to Hepatitis A Risk

Leo Leo Gelato is recalling Strawberry Sorbet because it contains frozen strawberries that may be contaminated with hepatitis A virus.

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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Leo Leo Gelato is voluntarily recalling Strawberry Sorbet, 5 Liter & 4 Liter pans, because the product contains frozen strawberries that may be contaminated with hepatitis A virus.

The recall involves 1,031 pans of the affected sorbet. The product was distributed in the United States. The code information associated with the recalled items is 2009.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Strawberry Sorbet, 5 Liter & 4 Liter pans
Manufacturer
Leo Leo Gelato
Affected units
1,031

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 (1)

  • 2009

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Leo Leo Gelato 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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