FDA Recalls 11,000 Weis Ice Cream Containers Over Metal Shards Fears
On 1/13/21 at 11:36 AM EST
Regulators are urgently recalling nearly 11,000 containers of Weis ice cream over fears the products may contain metal shards.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled the frozen treats made by Weis Markets over concerns the products could be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal filling equipment parts.
One customer discovered an intact piece of metal equipment in a 48 oz container of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, the agency said in a statement.
There are fears that an additional piece of equipment present in the ice cream may possibly present a choking hazard.
Ice cream recalled, may be contaminated with pieces of metal
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
Weis Markets has recalled almost 11,000 containers of its Cookies and Cream ice cream because it may be contaminated with pieces of metal.
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Weis Markets is recalling 10,869 containers of ice cream that may be contaminated with metal.
The Weis Quality brand Cookies and Cream Ice Cream was distributed to 197 Weis stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and West Virginia.
Product details are:
Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, 48-ounce container, UPC number 41497-01253 and a sell by date of 10/28/21.
According to an announcement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the ice cream “may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal filling equipment parts.
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Weis Markets has issued a recall this week for two different kinds of ice cream, amounting to more than 11,000 containers, over concerns they could contain pieces of metal.
The FDA says Weis Markets is recalling 48-ounce containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream.
The containers have a UPC of 041497-01253 and a sell by date of 10/28/21. The ice cream was produced on 10/28/2020 and released for sale on 10/29/2020. The sell by date is located on the bottom of the container.
The ice cream was sold in 197 Weis Markets stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
At least one customer has reported finding a piece of metal. There has been one report of a customer who discovered an intact piece of metal equipment in the Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (48 oz). There is concern of an additional piece of equipment present in the ice cream product(s) possibly presenting a choking hazard, the FDA said.