Class IF-1048-2015

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Backyard Mint Chip ice cream, labeled in part, "***Full Tilt ice cream Backyard Mint Chip ***Ingredients: Cream, milk, skim milk, sugar, fresh mint, Chocolate Chips (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa fat, soy lecithin, vanilla), corn syrup solids, carob bean gum, guar gum, soy lecithin, carrageenan***Seattle WA 98106 www.fulltilticecream.com***". Ice cream is packaged in 16 oz paper containers, and 1.5 gallon and 3 gallon plastic tubs. UPC code: 713757814928 for 16 oz container only

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: All products are coded with 7 digit code ending in 14x (ie: 0219142) produced before 12/19/2014.
Quantity: 344 cases/ 6 per case

Why it was recalled

Full Tilt Brand ice cream is being recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products contain ice cream mix, an ingredient manufactured and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, Inc.

Recalling firm

Firm: Full Tilt Ice Cream
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 9411 8th Ave S, N/A, Seattle, Washington 98108-4903

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Distributed nationwide.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-12-22
FDA classified: 2015-02-10
Posted by FDA: 2015-02-18
Terminated: 2015-02-23
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1048-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.