Straus Family Creamery Dutch chocolate ice cream may contain metal
Straus Family Creamery Dutch Chocolate Organic Super Premium Ice Cream in quarts is being recalled over potential contamination with foreign objects, specifically metal pieces.
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: Metal pieces in a ready-to-eat food are a physical hazard capable of causing injury, a risk of harm with no injuries reported in the source.
Plain-English summary
Straus Family Creamery Dutch Chocolate Organic Super Premium Ice Cream, one quart (946 ml), UPC 784830100122, produced and distributed by Straus Family Creamery of Petaluma, California, is being recalled. The action covers 637.1665 cases of six units.
The stated reason is potential contamination with foreign objects, specifically metal pieces. The FDA classified the action as Class II.
Affected product carries a best by date of 27 DEC 26. Domestic distribution covered California, Colorado, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have an affected container should not eat the product and should return it to the place of purchase. Anyone injured after eating it should seek medical advice.
The recalled product
- Product
- STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY Dutch Chocolate ORGANIC SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM ONE QUART (946mL) Produced and Distributed by Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, CA 94952 UPC: 784830100122
- Manufacturer
- Straus Family Creamery
- Category
- Food — Ice cream
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)
- BEST BY: 27 DEC 26
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Straus Family Creamery 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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