Ice cream company recalls dozens of products because of Listeria contamination

The Ice Cream House is voluntarily recalling all dairy ice cream products and non-dairy (Parve) frozen dessert products because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. 

The products being recalled were sold at the Ice Cream House in Brooklyn, NY, and through retail supermarkets in New York, New Jersey and Ohio, according to the company’s recall notice posted this afternoon by the Food and Drug Administration.

This recall is related to the soft serve On The Go cups which had been previously recalled by Real Kosher Ice Cream Inc. where two cases of illnesses have been reported in this outbreak in two states, New York and Pennsylvania. Both individuals were hospitalized but no deaths have been reported to date. 

The company has ceased the production and distribution of the products as the investigation is ongoing. 

The newly recalled products include all Ice Cream House branded items currently on the market. This includes all dairy and non-dairy (Parve) products, like ice creams, cakes, logs and novelty items with the “Ice Cream House” logo. Products are packed in clamshells or cake trays with plastic dome covers in a variety of sizes and styles and has an Ice Cream House label as seen above. Recalled products are not labeled with lot or date codes.

Consumers can use the following information to identify the recalled products:

Products involved in the recall should be discarded or returned to the original point of purchase for a full refund or replacement.

“Ice Cream has a long shelf life and may still be in the freezers of consumers. Consumers should check their freezers and throw away the recalled ice cream products or return it to the place of purchase,” according to the recall notice.

Anyone with questions or concerns can email the company at: ICHrecall@gmail.com or call 845-445-7644.

About Listeria infections

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalledproducts and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.

Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop. 

Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses. 

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

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