Less than a week into summer, the Food and Drug Administration announced a nationwide recall of certain ice cream products.
Totally Cool, an Owings Mills, Md.-based maker of ice cream products, announced Monday that it would begin selling ice cream products in the coming days. All ice cream products banned due to Listeria contamination fearsIt is a bacterium that can cause serious infections.
Affected products include more than 60 products in total, including pints, ice cream cakes and ice cream sandwiches. These products are distributed nationwide and sold in retail stores and through direct delivery.
The recall includes the following 13 ice cream brands:
- Friendly’s
- Abilene’s frozen bakery
- Hershey’s Ice Cream
- Hey!
- Jenny’s (Ice Cream Sandwiches)
- Cumberland Farm
- Frozen Farmer
- Marco
- Chip Witch
- AMAFruits
- Taharqa
- Dolcezza Gelato
- LaSalle
The FDA The list was published All dates and factory information for the affected products are included. Customers may return the affected products to the place of purchase for a full refund.
L. monocytogenes can cause serious listeriosis infections in young children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems, and the FDA has warned that listeriosis can cause miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women.
Totally Cool has stopped production and distribution of the affected products after FDA testing revealed the presence of the bacteria.
Even healthy people who become infected with Listeria may experience symptoms such as high fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
Estimation Listeriosis affects 1,600 people in the United States each year According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it causes about 260 deaths per year.
The FDA said there have been no reports of illnesses linked to the contamination. The agency said it was taking precautions and that its investigation was ongoing.
