Health officials are investigating whether the Soft Serve on the Go brand, produced by Real Kosher Ice Cream, was behind an outbreak of listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious illness.
An ice cream company based in Brooklyn has issued a recall of all flavors of its soft serve ice cream and sorbet brand after two people who ate its vanilla chocolate flavor fell sick and were sent to the hospital, according to the company and health officials. The illnesses were possibly linked to listeria, a type of bacteria that can cause serious sickness in people 65 or older and miscarriages and premature births in pregnant women, health officials said. Paper Yogurt Cups
The company, Real Kosher Ice Cream, said in a statement on Wednesday that it would immediately recall all six flavors of its Soft Serve on the Go Cups, packaged retail versions of soft serve ice cream and sorbet. Real Kosher notified all retailers that stock the brand, asking them to remove the products from shelves and freezers and dispose of them.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert on Thursday about a listeria outbreak that might be linked to Soft Serve on the Go Cups.
In its own statement updated Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration said that an investigation into the outbreak was “ongoing.” The recall, the agency said, affects 19 states and the District of Columbia where the products are distributed, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Soft Serve on the Go Cups are also distributed in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Britain.
Ari Klein, one of the owners of Real Kosher Ice Cream, said the company was cooperating with health officials to look into the cause of the illnesses.
“We’re dealing with them on a daily basis,” Mr. Klein said, adding that the company had voluntarily recalled the entire line “even though it was only on one flavor.”
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