Weis Markets recalls ice cream products
The products may be contaminated with extraneous material 01/19/2021
The products may be contaminated with extraneous material specifically metal filling equipment parts.
There has been one report of a customer who discovered an intact piece of metal equipment.
The Weis Quality Cookies and Cream ice cream, packaged in a round 48-oz, container with a UPC of 041497-01253 and a sell by date of 10/28/21, was sold in 197 Weis Markets’ stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and West Virginia..
The Klein’s Vanilla bulk ice cream is packaged in 3-gallon containers with a code stamp of 0302 and are not for retail sale. This product was sold to one retail establishment in New York and has been removed from sale.
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FDA says more than 10,000 containers of ice cream recalled over metal
More than 10,000 containers of ice cream have been recalled in multiple US states over the risk of contamination, according to a recall recently highlighted by the FDA. The issue is the potential for small pieces of metal in the ice cream, with the recall noting that the metal pieces are from filling equipment parts.
The recall comes from Weis Markets, which notes that the ice cream was sold under the brand names Weis, Nelson’s, and Klein’s. Impacted products include 10,869 48oz containers of Weis brand ‘Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream.’ As well, the recall covers 502 three-gallon containers of Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream.
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.