Helados La Tapatia Recalls Banana Milk Bars Due to Listeria Risk
Helados La Tapatia is recalling 3 oz Banana Milk Bars because FDA environmental sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes in the facility.
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 high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Helados La Tapatia, Inc. is recalling 3 oz Banana Milk Bars. The recall was initiated after FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 samples positive for Listeria monocytogenes, with 11 of these positives located on food contact surfaces.
The affected products are identified by UPC 6 34242- 20004 3. These items were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries and discard any items matching the description and UPC code. The source text does not specify a return location or refund procedure.
The recalled product
- Product
- Banana Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
- Manufacturer
- Helados La Tapatia, Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Frozen Dessert
- 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 (2)
- All units with UPC 6 34242- 20004 3
- (3 oz bar)
Distribution
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.
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