The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1782-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Helados La Tapatia Cappuccino Cups Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Helados La Tapatia is recalling Cappuccino 9 oz cups due to Listeria monocytogenes found in environmental sampling.

What this means for you

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 high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Helados La Tapatia, Inc. is recalling Cappuccino 9 oz cups because FDA environmental sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes. The contamination was found in 21 of 50 samples, with 11 of those positive samples located on food contact surfaces.

The affected products are identified by UPC 6 34242- 22009 6. These cups were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam.

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and follow instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Cappuccino 9 oz cups Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
Hazard

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)

  • All units with UPC 6 34242- 22009 6.

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 53 recalled by Helados La Tapatia, Inc 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 53 products in this recall →