Popular ice-cream brands recall products due to listeria contamination

NEW DELHI: Major ice cream producer 'Totally Cool' has initiated a nationwide recall of products from multiple brands, including Friendly's, Hershey's, Jeni's, and the Frozen Farmer, due to potential listeria contamination, according to ABC news.
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The alert, issued on Monday, states that Totally Cool, Inc. of Owings Mills, Maryland, ceased the production and distribution of the affected products after FDA sampling discovered the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The company is actively investigating and taking preventive measures. Other products produced by Totally Cool, Inc. remain unaffected. "Totally Cool, Inc. has ceased the production and distribution of the affected products due to FDA sampling which discovered the presence of Listeria monocytogenes," the FDA said. "The company continues its investigation and is taking preventive actions. No other products produced by Totally Cool, Inc. are impacted by this recall."
Consumers are advised to return the recalled products for a full refund or dispose of them. The list of recalled products, available on the FDA's website, includes items sold in retail locations and through direct delivery.
Taharka Brothers Ice Cream, one of the affected brands, reported outsourcing production of its honey graham and key lime pie flavors to Totally Cool. Taharka stated it would resume making these flavors at its own facility immediately.
"While no listeria has been detected in our ice cream, or any of the ice cream produced at Totally Cool, the FDA is requiring a full recall out of an abundance of caution," Taharka said in a statement.
Chipwich, another brand impacted by the recall, voluntarily recalled its vanilla chocolate chip Chipwich ice cream cookie sandwiches. Crave Better Foods, which manufactures Chipwich, said it operates on a separate production line at the Totally Cool facility but opted for a recall out of caution. "Crave Better Foods said it received a report from the Totally Cool facility about a 'possible health issue' on a production line used to make frozen ice cream cakes," the company stated.
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