Health & Fitness
Listeria Risk Forces Brooklyn-Made Ice Cream Recall Nationwide
One New Yorker has been hospitalized after eating Real Kosher Ice Cream's Soft Serve On The Go Cups, the FDA reports.
NEW YORK CITY — A Brooklyn ice cream company is walking a rocky road this week after a Listeria risk spurred a nationwide recall.
Two people were hospitalized in New York and Pennsylvania after eating Real Kosher Ice Cream's Soft Serve On The Go Cups, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
"Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our customers, which is why we have made the decision to recall all Soft Serve on the Go Cups," the company wrote on its website.
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"We apologize for any inconvenience this recall may cause."
The Brooklyn-based ice cream company is recalling soft-serve and sorbet cups — vanilla chocolate, razzle, caramel, strawberry mango sorbet and lite peanut butter — sold in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
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No deaths have been reported.
Real Kosher Ice Cream has stopped manufacturing the products while the FDA investigates the problem, according to the FDA notice.
The potential contamination was discovered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, which had tested samples of the product after a person who had eaten an ice cream cup became ill.
The ice cream and sorbet is packaged in an 8-ounce, cone-shaped clear plastic cup with a spoon attached to the cover.
All flavors of the ice cream have been recalled.
A full list of affected products and UPC codes is found on the FDA website.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly individuals, and others with weakened immune systems.
Infections have also been linked to miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Healthy people may suffer only short-term symptoms, such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Consumers with any uneaten servings should dispose of it or return to the store where they bought it for a full refund.
Questions may be directed to 845-668-4346 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday, or by email at info@softserveonthego.com.
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