Friendly's, Cumberland Farms, Other Brands Of Ice Cream Recalled In RI For Listeria

RHODE ISLAND — Totally Cool, Inc. has recalled several of its most popular ice cream brands from stores in Rhode Island and across the United States, the RI Department of Health (RIDOH) said Tuesday.

RIDOH officials said the recall was issued because of the potential for the ice cream to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products include items sold under the brand names Friendly’s, Abilyn’s Frozen Bakery, Hershey’s Ice Cream, Yelloh!, Jeni’s, Cumberland Farms, The Frozen Farmer, Marco, ChipWich, AMAFruits, Taharka, Dolcezza Gelato, and LaSalle. The products were distributed nationwide and were sold in retail locations and by direct delivery. For a detailed list of all recalled products, visit the FDA website.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, the department said. Healthy people who are infected may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, however, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Anyone who has eaten these recalled products and has symptoms of listeriosis should call their health care provider.

There have been no reported illnesses related to this recall to date, RIDOH officials said.

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