To consider live in 2021 so far characterized by all-consuming chaos and uncertainty, you may feel compelled to search consolation in enjoy a nice pack of delicious ice cream. But this year even ice cream is trying to kill you.
T.Wed ice cream products from Weis Markets can be littered with hazardous material: 11,000 containers of the company’s products currently on the market come with a choking hazard warning due to “parts of metal filling equipment” sandwiched in his treats, according to one FDA advisory released earlier this month.
If you are a fan of the brand, you should probably throw out any packaging of its productseven if you think for some reason you have avoided the danger. Here’s what you need to know about the recall.
11,000 containers distributed affected in seven states
According to the FDA’s warning, two flavors of ice cream are packed in the mess, listed by the agency below:
- 10,869 containers of Weis quality biscuits and ice cream (48 oz.)
- 502 bulk containers Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream (3 gallon)
Like the desk notes that the ice cream products are “contaminated with foreign material,” and one person discovered “an intact piece of metal tool ”in their ice pack. Yikes.
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T.The company warned against the two Products on Jan. 8, but adding a slight wrinkle to the situation is they were each sold in several stores. The cookies and cream cartons were distributed to ‘197 Weis Markets’ stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and West Virginia, ”said the FDA. Klein’s Vanilla Bulk Ice Cream was only distributed in one store in New York, and that is has since been withdrawn from sale.
Fortunately, there is only the a report from a customer encountering a quirky piece of metal in their ice cream cone, although the thought of chewing something that could cut your mouth certainly what, uh, food for thought.
How do you know if your ice has been affected?
There are helpful pointers to let you know whether you are going to buy or bite into it tainted ice. The cookies and cream containers come in 48 oz. package with a sell-by date of October 28, 2021 (written on the bottom of the container), and originally distributed to stores on October 29, 2020. Since the vanilla ice cream was already pulled from one retail location in New York, the cost is clear in terms of additional sales. If there are New Yorkers who fear those affected ice may be lurking in their freezer, you can identify the box by the code stamp: 0302.
Additional ice cream products the company distributed last October have been stored in a warehouse and not released for sale. In the meantime, consider purchasing your ice cream from a host of other fine suppliers on the market right now.