Food Safety Alert: possible Listeria contamination in ice cream products

Mesa County Public Health has been made aware of a recall involving ice cream products that may have been distributed in Mesa County. The ice cream products are being recalled due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. There are no reported illnesses at this time.

Description of Recalled Products

• Totally Cool, Inc. manufactures and distributes several brands of ice cream and frozen dairy products. The products include things like ice cream cakes, ice cream pints, novelty cones, and sandwiches.
• Brands included in the recall:
  • Abilyn’s Frozen Bakery
  • AMAFruits 
  • ChipWich 
  • Cumberland Farms 
  • Dolcezza Gelato 
  • Friendly’s
  • Hershey’s Ice cream 
  • Jeni`s
  • LaSalle 
  • Marco 
  • Taharka 
  • The Frozen Farmer
  • Yelloh! 
• Products can be identified by comparing the date and plant information on the product.
• Visit this webpage created by the Food and Drug Administration to see a full list and pictures of the recalled products.

What Should Consumers Do

• Check freezers for recalled products.
• Consumers should not eat these products and should discard them.

Listeria Description and Treatment

• Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. This can cause a serious infection in young children, older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.
• Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
• In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. 
• Serious and sometimes fatal infections are possible in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. 
• Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care.