If you have one of these ice creams in your freezer, do not eat them, warns the FDA
The agency alerts consumers to two different ice cream brands faced with reminders.
Yourgreedy This could endanger you more than simple cavities. Unconvolved allergens for bacterial contamination, some of your favorite desserts may beHide dangerous dangerous. If you get to ice cream stored in your freezer for a treat, you will want to reassess your inventory now. The Food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDA) has just issued security alerts for two distinct ice cream brands in the space of a day. Read the rest to discover what the agency warns you not to eat.
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There have been several reminders of ice cream in the United States this year.
This is probably not the first time you have to inspect your freezer this year. In recent months, many brands of ice cream have issued reminders for one reason or another.
In February, the Royal Ice Cream Company of Manchester, ConnecticutSpecific lots recalled ice cream ice cream due to potential contamination withListeria monocytogenes bacteria. Then in March, Turkey Hill Dairy of Constoga, Pennsylvania,Select containers recalled From its chocolate marshmal ice cream after a customer has found unsuccessful peanuts.
Now the FDA has cited two other brands of ice cream for similar concerns.
The FDA warns consumers of two brands of ice cream.
On July 13, the FDA published security alerts on two different ice cream brands: Belfonte and Big Olaf. According to the agency, Belfonte Dairy de Kansas City, Missouri, remembers1.5 quarter packages From its “Chocolate to Die” ice cream that was produced in its manufacturing plant in Kansas City. Big Olaf Creamery de Sarasota, Florida, on the other hand, remembersAll flavors and all batches From its large Olaf ice cream products, according to the FDA.
However, reminders only affect certain parts of the country. Belfonte's recalled products were sold and distributed to hy -ve, cash Saver, Harps, Price Mart and Heartland buyers and other distributors in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Columbia, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; and the metropolitan region of Kansas City. Big Olaf products were sold mainly in Florida with large Olaf retailers and consumers in restaurants and senior houses. But a place in Fredericksburg, Ohio, has also distributed ice creams from this brand.
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The two ice creams were recalled for different reasons.
While Belfonte and Big Olaf could have issued their reminders on the same day, the two companies have different reasons for doing so. According to the FDA, Belfonte has published a reminder on her "chocolate to die for" ice because the product can include unconcluded peanuts. The company launched the recall after a complaint to the consumer revealed that some boxes of ice cream had been sent to plans that have not declared the presence of peanuts.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"People allergic or severe peanut sensitivity run the risk of a serious or fatal allergic reaction if they consume these products," said the FDA.
Big Olaf's recall was initiated due to potential contamination withListeria monocytogenesHowever, this puts many more consumers in danger. According to the FDA, these bacteria can "cause serious and sometimes fatal infections" in more vulnerable individuals, such as young children, the elderly and those who have a weakened immune system. "Although healthy individuals only suffer from short -term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection Can cause false strata and mortinagers in pregnant women, "added the agency.
One of the brands was linked to at least one death.
There was no disease associated with belfonte ice cream recalled, but the FDA said that consumers can return their product to the place where they bought it for a refund. Big Olaf, on the other hand, "can be a potential source of disease in aListeria monocytogenes Epidemic, "the agency warned.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have studied aIn progress, multi-stateListeria epidemic Since January 2021. As of July 13, 2022, the agency declared that in 10 states, there were 23 diseases, 22 hospitalizations and a death associated with this epidemic. "Eighteen people interviewed said they had eaten ice cream, 10 said they had eaten large Olaf Creamery brand ice cream or eat in places that could have been provided by Big Olaf Creamery," said FDA, noting that the survey is underway and other ice brands which are not linked to Big Olaf has also been "mentioned as a possible source".
The CDC and the FDA urged consumers to avoid any large Olaf product due to the potential involvement of the company in the epidemic. "Big Olaf cooperates fully with the regulatory authorities to successfully make all the products suspected and asked the retailers to stop sales and have the product. Consumers who bought large Olaf ice cream products should not consume these Products and eliminate them immediately ", the FDA warned. "All areas, containers and service utensils that may have touched ice cream must be cleaned."
