Food recall

Dean Foods Company recall: Albertsons Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

Dean Foods Company, of Dallas, TX, recalled Albertsons Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product was manufactured using an ingredient that was recalled due to Salmonella contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 10, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 21, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed December 31, 2012

The recall

Company
Dean Foods Company (Dallas, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product was manufactured using an ingredient that was recalled due to Salmonella contamination.”
Where it was sold
Sold by retailers in AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63480

The 3 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0685-2013 Class I

    Albertsons Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream, 1.5 QTS (1.42 L)(vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cup pieces, fudge and peanut butter swirls)

    Codes: UPC 41163 45891, any Best By or EXP dates ranging from 4/06/2011 to 9/25/2013, Plant Code 49-11 or 06-20.

    Quantity: 135,597 x 1.5 QTS

  • F-0686-2013 Class I

    Albertsons Peanut Butter Chocoate Ice Cream, 1.5 QTS (1.42 L), (chocolate ice cream with a peanut butter swirl)

    Codes: UPC 41163 45903, any Best By or EXP dates ranging from 3/26/2011 to 8/03/2013, Plant Code 49-11 or 06-20.

    Quantity: 67,781 x 1.5 QTS

  • F-0687-2013 Class I

    Western Family "Creamery Select" Premium Ice Cream Peanut Butter Cup, 1.5 QTS (1.42 L), (vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cup pieces, fudge swirl, and peanut butter ribbon)

    Codes: UPC 15400 21432, any Best By dates ranging from 9/09/2011 to 10/03/2013, Plant Code 49-11.

    Quantity: 82,444 x 1.5 QTS

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of November 21, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.