Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1808-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Helados La Tapatia Cookies n Cream Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria

Helados La Tapatia is recalling Cookies n Cream Ice Cream products because FDA environmental sampling found 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 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Helados La Tapatia, Inc. is recalling Cookies n Cream Ice Cream products, including 4 oz. milk bars, Canada 4 oz. HLT, and six packs of 9 oz. cups. The recall is being conducted because 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 were distributed in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Canada, and Guam. Consumers can identify the recalled items by the following UPC codes: 6 34242-14003 5, 6 34242-60007 2 (4 oz. milk bar), 6 34242-60007 2 (Canada 4 oz. HLT), and 6 34242-15003 4 (six pack boxes).

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product: Cookies n Cream Ice Cream container . Also packaged as 4 oz. milk bar (cookies n Cream french), Canada 4 oz. HLT and six pack of 9 oz cups. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
Manufacturer: Helados La Tapatia, Inc
Category: Food — Ice Cream
Hazard: listeria

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 (4)

All units with UPC 6 34242- 14003 5
6 34242-60007 2 (4 oz. mik bar)
6 34242-60007 2 (Canada 4 oz. HLT)
6 34242-15003 4 (six pack boxes). ).

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.

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