Dozens of stores have recalled orange ice cream bars and chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream bars that may be contaminated with Listeria, a dangerous food poisoning bacteria.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting ice cream bar induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with Listeria, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
59 Million Pounds of Ice Cream Bars Recalled for Listeria Risk
In January 2018, Fieldbrook Foods Corp. voluntarily recalled about 59 million pounds of orange-cream bars and chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream bars after several random samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause deadly food poisoning infections. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the ice cream recall.
What Ice Cream Bars Were Recalled?
The recall involves all orange-cream bars and chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream bars that were manufactured by Fieldbrook Foods in Dunkirk, N.Y. in 2017. The products were sold at dozens of grocery stores under the following store-brands and other brand-names:
- Acme – Lucerne®
- ALDI – Sundae Shoppe®
- Amigo – Great Value® (Puerto Rico Only)
- Bi Lo – Southern Home®
- BJ’s – Wellsley Farms®
- Demoulas – Market Basket®
- Dillon – Kroger®
- Dollar Tree – Party Treat®
- Econo – Econo® (Puerto Rico Only)
- Food 4 Less – Kroger®
- Fred Meyer – Kroger®
- Frys – Kroger®
- Giant – Ahold®
- Giant Eagle – Giant Eagle®
- Harveys – Southern Home®
- Jewel – Lucerne®
- King Soopers – Kroger®
- Kroger – Kroger®
- Meijer – Purple Cow®
- Price Chopper – PIC®
- Price Rite – Price Rite®
- Ralphs – Kroger®
- Safeway (DC/DE/FL/MD/VA) – Lucerne®
- Save-A-Lot – World’s Fair®
- Shaws – Lucerne®
- Shoprite – Polar Express®
- Shoprite – Shoprite®
- Smart & Final – First Street®
- Smiths – Kroger®
- Star – Lucerne®
- Stater – Stater®
- Stop N Shop – Ahold®
- Tops – Tops®
- Food Club® (sold at various stores)
- Stoneridge® (sold at various stores)
- Hagan® (sold at various stores)
- Greens® (sold at various stores)
- Hood® (sold at various stores)
- Stoneridge® (sold at various stores)
- Walmart – Great Value® (Puerto Rico Only)
- Weis – Weis®
- Winn Dixie – Winn Dixie®
Most of the recalled ice cream bars have “Best-By” dates between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018, but Hood® and Kemps® ice cream may have “Best By” dates from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
Ice Cream Tests Positive for Listeria
There is evidence of Listeria contamination dating back to October 2017. The problem was noted after several random samples tested positive for Listeria during routine testing. The recall was expanded after a few more samples tested positive for Listeria. As a precaution, Fieldbrook Foods recalled all orange-cream bars and chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream bars manufactured in 2017.
What Should I Do?
Consumers who bought these ice cream products should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1 (800) 333-0805 (x2270).
Symptoms of Listeria Food Poisoning
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections — especially in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy people may experience symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women, but pregnant women may show few symptoms.
Do I have an Ice Cream Bar Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting ice cream bar induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with Listeria, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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