Food recall

Bindi North America recall: Bindi USA Vanilla Bean Gelato 1.24 Gal Container (4.8 L) UPC 815073016557

Bindi North America, of Belleville, NJ, recalled Bindi USA Vanilla Bean Gelato 1.24 Gal Container (4.8 L) UPC 815073016557 and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Gelato may contain strands or strings of plastic or have a cracked lid.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 8, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 14, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed April 13, 2017

The recall

Company
Bindi North America (Belleville, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Gelato may contain strands or strings of plastic or have a cracked lid.”
Where it was sold
IL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73889

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-0555-2017 Class II

    Bindi USA Vanilla Bean Gelato 1.24 Gal Container (4.8 L) UPC 815073016557

    Codes: catalog 7606 Lot #s 6036 / 6040 / 6050

    Quantity: 373 tubs

  • F-0556-2017 Class II

    Bindi USA Chocolate Gelato 1.24 Gal Container (4.8 L) UPC 815073016564

    Codes: 7607 Lot 6035

    Quantity: 177 tubs

  • F-0557-2017 Class II

    Bindi Amerana Cherry Grana Gelato 1.24 Gal Container (4.8L) UPC 815073016588

    Codes: 7609 Lot 6026

    Quantity: 3 Tubs

  • F-0558-2017 Class II

    Bindi Cappucino Gelato 1.24 Gal Container (4.8L) UPC 815073016595

    Codes: 7610 Lot 6041

    Quantity: 165 Tubs

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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 December 14, 2016.

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.