Recall alert: Over 100K ice cream bars contaminated in 23 states; throw away ASAP
Rich Ice Cream Co. is recalling over 110,000 of its ice cream bars in 23 states, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The company is recalling the bars for listeria contamination, and the FDA has classified the recall a Class II.
A Class II recall is "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote," according to the FDA's website.
Symptoms for listeria contamination can include fevers, muscle aches and fatigue, headaches, stiff necks, confusion, loss of balance and seizures, according to the Center for Disease Control .
The flavors of ice cream bars affected include:
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Chocolate Crunch Cake
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Strawberry Shortcake
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Rich
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Crumbled Cookie
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Orange Cream
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Fudge Frenzy
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Cotton Candy Twirl
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Savagely Sour Blue Raspberry
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Savagely Sour Cherry
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Cool Watermelon
The ice cream bars being recalled were distributed to the following states:
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Massachusetts
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California
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Pennsylvania
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Ohio
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Georgia
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New York
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New Jersey
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Florida
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Texas
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Virginia
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Arizona
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Alabama
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Illinois
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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Iowa
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South Carolina
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Oregon
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Oklahoma
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Nevada
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Lousiana
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Wisconsin
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Nebraska
Contaminated ice cream bars were also distributed to Nassau, Bahamas.
Rich Ice Cream Co. has not released any more information, but they can be contacted at (561) 833-7585.
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