FindLaw Class Action and Mass Tort Center: Recalls: Food, Drugs and Medical Devices: Edy's Grand Ice Cream Issues Urgent Recall of Girl Scouts Samoas Ice Cream in Parts of the Southeast
NEWS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.
Edy's Grand Ice Cream Issues Urgent Recall
of Girl Scouts Samoas Ice Cream in Parts of the Southeast
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Dori Sera Bailey
(510) 601-4241, (415) 519-4915
For Immediate Release
Edy's Grand Ice Cream Issues Urgent Recall of Girl Scouts Samoas Ice Cream in Parts of the Southeast
Oakland, CA - January 24, 2002 -- Edy's Grand Ice Cream is recalling 5,000
cartons of its Limited Edition Girl Scouts Samoas Cookie Ice Cream distributed
in Columbus (Ohio), and parts of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and
the Florida panhandle, because the ice cream may contain peanuts and egg not
identified on the label. The peanuts and egg may be included in the ice cream,
not the cookie pieces.
Only individuals who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts or egg
may run the risk of serious or potentially life-threatening allergic reaction
if they consume this product. People with a peanut or egg allergy or sensitivity
to peanuts or eggs should not consume the ice cream and should immediately dispose
of the product.
The potentially affected cartons of Edy's Girl Scouts Samoas Cookie Ice Cream
are the 1.75-quart size and have a code date of 48-18-42 09 20 AL. The code
date can be found on the bottom of the carton.
No other Edy's ice cream products are affected.
No consumers have reported symptoms of allergic reaction. Edy's is working
with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in implementing this voluntary product
recall and is investigating the incident. Edy's is also working with the Food
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network to alert consumers in the affected areas.
Consumers should send the bottom of the carton to Edy's Grand Ice Cream, Consumer
Relations, 5929 College Avenue, Oakland, California 94618, for a full refund.
Consumers with questions may call Edy's Consumer Call Center at 1 888 837-4438.
Edy's Grand Ice Cream manufactures and distributes premium and superpremium
ice creams in the Midwest and Eastern United States.
| 
