Helados La Tapatia Recalls Vanilla Milk Bars Due to Listeria
Helados La Tapatia is recalling Vanilla Milk Bars and ice cream containers after FDA environmental sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes.
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 severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Helados La Tapatia, Inc. is recalling Vanilla Milk Bars (3 oz) and products packaged in Vanilla Ice Cream containers. The recall was initiated after FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 samples positive for Listeria monocytogenes, with 11 of these positives occurring on food contact surfaces.
The affected products are identified by UPC 6 34242-20005 0 for the 3 oz bars and UPC 6 34242-14001 2 for the ice cream containers. These items were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vanilla Milk Bars, 3 oz; Also packaged as Vanilla Ice Cream container. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
- Manufacturer
- Helados La Tapatia, Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Frozen Desserts
- 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 (3)
- All units with UPC 6 34242- 20005 0
- (3 oz bar)
- 6 34242-14001 2 (ice cream container)
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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