The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2349-2014·Announced 2014-08-27

Fish Family Farm Cream Recalled for Potential Peanut and Tree Nut Contamination

Fish Family Farm is recalling Grade A Pasteurized Heavy Cream due to potential contamination with peanuts and pistachios.

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 allergen mislabeling for common allergens (peanuts and tree nuts), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Fish Family Farm is voluntarily recalling Grade A Pasteurized Heavy Cream in glass pints, quarts, and half-gallons. The recall involves 12 quarts, 10 pints, and 33 half-gallons of the product. The recall is being conducted because the milk and cream products may be contaminated with peanuts and tree nuts (pistachio).

The affected products were distributed to retail stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts under the Shadow Valley Farm brand. Fish Family Farm brand products were only sold at the firm's retail store. The specific products involved have a sell-by date of 6/23/14.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific items listed above. If found, consumers should stop using the product and contact the firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
FISH FAMILY FARM INC. GRADE A PASTEURIZED HEAVY CREAM in glass pints, quarts, half-gallons
Manufacturer
Fish Family Farm

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)

  • Sell by 6/23/14

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Fish Family Farm 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 5 products in this recall →

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