10 Kinds Of Ice Cream Bars Sold In MA Recalled Due To Listeria Concerns

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat 10 brands of ice cream bars sold in 23 states, including Massachusetts, because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria.

The affected ice cream bars, made by Florida-based Rich Ice Cream, are marked on the package with lot codes 24351 through 25156. Specific products are:

• Chocolate Crunch Cake Bars
• Strawberry Shortcake Bars
• Rich Bars
• Crumbled Cookie Bars
• Orange Cream Bars
• Fudge Frenzy Bars
• Cotton Candy Twirl Bars
• Savagely Sour Blue Raspberry Bars
• Savagely Sour Cherry Bars
• Cool Watermelon Bars

The ice cream bars were also sold in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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The recall, initiated by the company on June 27, was classified by the FDA as a “Class II” recall on July 17. According to the agency, 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.”

Listeria monocytogenes, as the bacteria is officially known, can cause a foodborne illness called listeriosis. While healthy adults may not experience symptoms or only mild flu-like symptoms, listeriosis can be severe and even life-threatening for pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.

Neither the company nor the FDA offered specific guidance to consumers about what they should do with the ice cream bars if they have them in their freezers, or if refunds will be made available.

Consumers can get more information by contacting Rich’s at 561-833-7585, or via the website. The FDA can be reached at 1-888-463-6332.

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