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          The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. Expands Recall All Products Within Expiry Because of Possible Health RiskRecalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
    
  
  
  The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. Expands Recall All Products Within Expiry Because of Possible Health Risk

  
    
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  Company Announcement Date:
             February 11, 2022

                          FDA Publish Date: 
               February 12, 2022
                                    Product Type: 
              Food & Beverages                          
            
            
            
            
            
            
                          Ice Cream/Frozen Dairy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
              
              Foodborne Illness
                          Reason for Announcement:
              Recall Reason Description
              Listeria monocytogenes

            Company Name: 
              The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc.

            Brand Name:
              Brand Name(s)
          Royal Ice Cream, Batch, Ronny Brook, and Others

            Product Description:
              Product Description
          Ice Cream Products   
Company Announcement



The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. of Manchester, CT is expanding its recall to include all products manufactured at the facility within expiry, because they have the potential to be contaminated with *Listeria monocytogenes*, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, *Listeria* infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

All effected products will have the manufacturing plant number “CT121” or “CT#121”.

The effected brands manufactured at Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc in Manchester, CT with the above plant number are:

Batch brand pints, all flavors
	Royal Ice Cream Brand half Gallons, pints, cakes, all specialties.
	Ronny Brook Ice cream all flavor pints & 3 gallon tubs
	New Orleans Ice cream all flavor pints & 2.5-gallon tubs
	Maple Valley Ice Cream all flavor pints
	Art Cream all pint Flavors
	Sweet Scoops Yogurt all pint Flavors
	Gelato Fiasco all pint Flavors
	Biggy Iggy’s Ice Cream Sandwiches
	Munson Chip Wich Ice Cream sandwiches
	Giffords Ice cream Sandwiches all flavors
	Chewy Louie Ice Cream Sandwiches
	Snow Wich Ice Cream Sandwich
	Newport Creamery – Crazy Vanilla, Van & Choc , Vanilla & Coffee HG – only
	Dough Wich- Conn. 4 oz Cookie Dough sandwich -in flavors of , Vanilla, Chocolate and French Vanilla
	Doris Italian Markets- Florida- Spumoni wedge, Spumoni Half Gallon, Tartufo, Cannoli, Spumoni pie Slices.
	Highland Park Market brand ice cream, all sizes and all flavors
	Labriola's Italian Stores, Spumoni Ice Cream, 64 ouncesThe recall is for all product that is within expiry.

The effected ice cream was distributed in retail stores in MA, CT, RI, VT, NY, LA, FL, TX, NH.

Products are packaged in pints, half gallons, Sandwiches, portion control slices.

There have been no illnesses reported to date.

The recall was initiated by Royal Ice Cream after FDA sampling revealed the presence of *Listeria monocytogenes* on processing equipment. The company is holding future product and testing before releasing distribution of the products as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem.

Consumers who have purchased any of the effected products are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 860-649-5358, Monday thru Friday 7:30 to 5:00. EST.





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                 860-649-5358

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      02/12/2022
               
             
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