US Edition
FDA updates risk warning for recalled ice cream sold nationwide, including N.Y.
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Rich's Ice Cream voluntarily recalled 110,292 cases after FDA classified the contamination as Class II, with no illnesses reported so far, officials said.
- June 27 saw Rich's Ice Cream Co. voluntarily issued the recall, FDA report said, covering 110,292 cases across 23 states including New York.
- Rich's Ice Cream Co. initiated the recall after potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination was detected, a bacteria especially harmful to pregnant women, people 65 or older, and those with weakened immune systems, the CDC said.
- Affected products include Chocolate Crunch Cake Bars, Strawberry Shortcake Bars, Rich Bars, Crumbled Cookie Bars, Orange Cream Bars, Fudge Frenzy Bars, Cotton Candy Twirl Bars, Savagely Sour Blue Raspberry Bars, Savagely Sour Cherry Bars and Cool Watermelon Bars, with lot numbers 24351 through 25156 under recall.
- On July 17, the FDA classified the recall as Class II, urging consumers not to eat and discard the recalled bars immediately, as the recall remains ongoing.
- The CDC estimates listeriosis affects about 1,600 Americans annually with roughly 260 deaths, and while illness may be mild, it can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
50 Articles
50 Articles
Coverage Details
Total News Sources50
Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center34Last UpdatedBias Distribution85% Center
Bias Distribution
- 85% of the sources are Center
85% Center
13%
C 85%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
