CT Ice Cream Company Expands Listeria Related Recall To Include all Products

The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. of Manchester, CT is expanding its recall of February 6 to include all products manufactured at the facility within the expiration date (as we guessed).   According to the release, "The recall was initiated by Royal Ice Cream after FDA sampling revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes on processing equipment. The company is holding future product and testing before releasing distribution of the products as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem."

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/royal-ice-cream-company-inc-expands-recall-all-products-within-expiry-because-possible-health-risk
The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. Expands Recall All Products Within Expiry Because of Possible Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  February 11, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  February 12, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Ice Cream/Frozen Dairy  Foodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:  Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:  The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc.
Brand Name:  Royal Ice Cream, Batch, Ronny Brook, and Others
Product Description:  Ice Cream Products

Company Announcement

The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. of Manchester, CT is expanding its recall to include all products manufactured at the facility within expiry, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

All effected products will have the manufacturing plant number “CT121” or “CT#121”.

The effected brands manufactured at Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc in Manchester, CT with the above plant number are:

Batch brand pints, all flavors
Royal Ice Cream Brand half Gallons, pints, cakes, all specialties.
Ronny Brook Ice cream all flavor pints & 3 gallon tubs
New Orleans Ice cream all flavor pints & 2.5-gallon tubs
Maple Valley Ice Cream all flavor pints
Art Cream all pint Flavors
Sweet Scoops Yogurt all pint Flavors
Gelato Fiasco all pint Flavors
Biggy Iggy’s Ice Cream Sandwiches
Munson Chip Wich Ice Cream sandwiches
Giffords Ice cream Sandwiches all flavors
Chewy Louie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Snow Wich Ice Cream Sandwich
Newport Creamery – Crazy Vanilla, Van & Choc , Vanilla & Coffee HG – only
Dough Wich- Conn. 4 oz Cookie Dough sandwich -in flavors of , Vanilla, Chocolate and French Vanilla
Doris Italian Markets- Florida- Spumoni wedge, Spumoni Half Gallon, Tartufo, Cannoli, Spumoni pie Slices.

The recall is for all product that is within expiry.
The effected ice cream was distributed in retail stores in MA, CT, RI, VT, NY, LA, FL, TX, NH.
Products are packaged in pints, half gallons, Sandwiches, portion control slices.

There have been no illnesses reported to date.

The recall was initiated by Royal Ice Cream after FDA sampling revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes on processing equipment. The company is holding future product and testing before releasing distribution of the products as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem.

Consumers who have purchased any of the effected products are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 860-649-5358, Monday thru Friday 7:30 to 5:00. EST.