Ice Cream Food Poisoning

“Friendlys Ice Cream Cake 5 children, 2 adults. Severe GI symptoms and crampigng. ”

“Ben & Jerry's Only me. I was the only one who ate it and the remainder is in our freezer. I ate it Sunday, June 28 and still have diarrhea today, July 2. Very liquid diarrhea that staqrted within hours after eating it. The ice cream had a noticably off-taste.... See More

I contacted Ben & Jerry’s on their site and gave them the info, to which they responded that they make certain all the ingredients that come to them are pasteurized and offered me a refund. I explained that since no other cases were reported that I would decline the refund and see my doctor because I still have the diarrhea.

Through the online search for others who may have had a problem with Ben & Jerry’s I became convinced that they would not be telling me the truth about any other cases when I saw so many other cases of Ben & Jerry’s-caused diarrhea. ”

“Report date: Jun 25, 2020
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on site. Instructed facility to establish an appropriate employee health policy and maintain with verifiable signed copies on site for all food employees. Priority foundation violation... See More #7-38-010.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no handwashing sinks near dish area where 3-compartment sink is located and in the chocolate boxing prep area. Instructed to install handwashing sinks in both areas and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c).

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: found ice accumulation on interior contact surface of ice cream freezer in front prep area, instructed to defrost and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Jun 24, 2020
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean-up policy procedure and items for vomiting and diarrhea. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand washing sink in... See More rear dish washing area. Must install a hand sink with hot and cold running water in rear dish washing area and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-030(c)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed evidence of appx. 40 or more mice droppings on floor next to 3- compartment sink,under several display shelves in rear storage area and inside of chip display box on sales floor. Appx. 10 or more live small flies flying around soiled towels and broken bottles of pop & juice at 3- compartment sink and 4-6 live large flies flying around premises. Must remove droppings. Clean and sanitize areas. Recommended to have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 6/24/20(priority foundation 7-38-020(a)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed an appx. '2-3' gap along bottom of front door. Must make door tight fitting.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: must store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution or hang to dry.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must provide 2 more sink stoppers for 3- compartment sink.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test kit to check sanitizing solution ppm's at 3- compartment sink. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from window sills,pop display shelves on sales floor,reach in coolers,walk in cooler- fan guard covers. Must defrost ice cream freezer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from floor in rear storage area and walk in cooler.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace stained ceiling tiles on sales floor.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must elevate,remove and organize articles off of floor and away from walls in rear storage area and walk in cooler.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Bought the tonight dough by Ben and Jerry’s. My kids and I ate it Monday night, woke up the next morning with fever, Severe headache, severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. I wasn’t sure that it was the ice cream at first so I ate a little bit last night (Friday)... See More and confirmed this morning that it WAS the ice cream that made us sick. ”

“Ice cream  Had rum and raisin ice cream cone at about 2pm on Wednesday 24th June. On Friday morning at about 10am symptoms started and at 10pm still ill ”

“GreenWise I’ve cream maybe  A day and a half after eating the ice cream woke up with nausea, stomach cramps and diarrhea. Ate it two nights preceding. Salted caramel flavor. Today is day four of same symptoms with fatigue, feeling better around 5-8 pm then worse again in the morning.  ”

“Company name: Beyond Better Foods, LLC
Brand name: Enlightened
Product recalled: Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Reason of the recall: May contain undeclared milk ingredients
FDA Recall date: June 25, 2020
Recall details: Beyond Better Foods, LLC, is recalling select pints from a single production run of Enlightened brand Chocolate... See More Peanut Butter ice cream pints because they may have been packaged in Dairy-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter containers and thus contain undeclared milk ingredients. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. To date, no illnesses have been reported related to this recall.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in grocery stores. Beyond Better Foods is taking immediate steps to recall all affected products. This recall is the result of mislabeled product. Specifically, one lot of Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream was mistakenly filled in pint-sized Enlightened brand Dairy-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter pint containers. These packages have a base container labeled “Dairy-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter” and a lid labeled “Chocolate Peanut Butter” without a “Dairy-Free” callout. All affected products have a “best by” date of November 5, 2021, which is printed on the bottom of the container.

Customers who have purchased mislabeled Chocolate Peanut Butter pints with a “best by” date of 11/05/21 are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Questions may be directed to 1-800-819-2998 Monday-Friday between 9AM and 5PM Eastern Time or to recallhotline@beyondbetterfoods.com Investigation regarding the source of this mislabeling is ongoing, though it is believed to be an isolated incident.

Check the full recall details on fda.gov

Source: FDA ”

“All the ice cream was melted there but I found one frosted box that was sort of hard in the back. I feel like I'm dying right now ”

“Ice cream from there I felt nauseous within half an hour after eating ice cream, due to pregnancy assumed baby disagreed with it. So went sleep. However 2 hours later my partner started feeling nauseous with diarrhoea. ”