Straus Family Creamery Issues Voluntary Ice Cream Recall in 17 States Over Possible Metal Fragments

Straus Family Creamery has voluntarily recalled several ice cream flavors in 17 states over concerns that the products may contain metal foreign material. The recall covers items that reached store shelves beginning May 4. The affected states are Arizona, Colorado, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

The California-based company, founded in 1994, is working with local retailers to remove the affected products from shelves. Affected flavors include pints of vanilla bean with best-by dates of Dec. 23 and 28; quarts of strawberry with a best-by date of Dec.

25; cookie dough pints with a best-by date of Dec. 27; and mint chip pints with a best-by date of Dec.

30. No injuries have been reported, according to the FDA. “Food safety and product quality remain top priorities for Straus Family Creamery. The company is taking this action out of an abundance of caution and has implemented appropriate corrective actions,” the company said in a statement.

The company urged customers to dispose of possibly affected ice cream cartons in the trash and said there was no need to return the products to the store. The company said it is unable to provide refunds to customers who may have purchased the affected ice cream, but customers can apply for a voucher for a replacement product.

Straus Family Creamery Spring & Mulberry expanded the recall of its date-sweetened chocolate bars on May 11 over possible salmonella contamination.

Utz Quality Foods LLC, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands Inc, recalled some varieties of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips over salmonella concerns, the FDA announced on May 4.