A company responsible for producing ice cream products for several popular brands, including Hershey's, Jeni's and Friendly's, has issued a recall because some of its products may be contaminated with Listeria.
In a notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration's website, Totally Cool Inc. said it had already ceased production and distribution of the affected products after the agency's sampling revealed the presence of Listeria cells.
Listeria is a bacterium that, when it is ingested, can lead to mild gastroenteritis and fever, but in more vulnerable populations it can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.
The affected products include:
- Hershey’s 38-fluid-ounce vanilla and chocolate-flavored ice cream cakes, 110-fluid-ounce vanilla and chocolate-flavored ice cream cakes, 4-fluid-ounce Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Cones and 4-fluid-ounce Cookies & Cream Polar Bear Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Jeni's 3.5-fluid-ounce Chocolate Silk Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches, 3.5-fluid-ounce Key Lime Pie Frozen Dessert, 3.5-fluid-ounce Mint Chocolate Truffle Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches and 3.5-fluid-ounce Triple Berry Tart Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- ChipWich 4-fluid-ounce Original Vanilla Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches (10 club pack, 3 pack and 24 pack), 16-fluid-ounce Vanilla Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pint and 16-fluid-ounce Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pint
- Friendly's 60-fluid-ounce Celebration Ice Cream Cakes and 40-fluid-ounce Strawberry Krunch Ice Cream Cakes.
No illnesses have been reported. The company said it continues its investigation and is taking preventive actions.
A full list of the recalled products can be found on the FDA's website here.
