Recall Announcement (ODA/ODH) 2003-24
May 8, 2003
Toledo,
ohio – Frostbite Brands announced that it is voluntarily recalling
certain containers of Weight Watchers® SmartOnes® vanilla low-fat ice
cream sandwiches due to a labeling error. This
product may contain undeclared peanuts or pieces of peanuts.
Individuals with allergies to peanuts run the risk of a serious or life
threatening reaction if they consume this product.
The product is sold to
consumers in clear plastic cylindrical containers with a “clam shell”
opening. Each package contains six
sandwiches. The ice cream in the
mislabeled sandwiches is light brown in color, rather than the usual vanilla
white. The mislabeled containers
bear the following two-line manufacturing code:
1053 RD SAND
3990
HHMM
with the “HHMM” on the
second line being the time of day in military time.
Containers not bearing the above code are not affected by this recall.
Frostbite initiated the recall
after it discovered that certain containers of “peanut butter ‘n fudge”
ice cream sandwiches had been mislabeled as vanilla.
No illnesses or allergic reactions have been reported.
The ice cream sandwiches were
manufactured by Frostbite Brands at its plant located in Toledo,
Ohio. The product was distributed by Frostbite to a retailer’s
warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, and to a distributor’s warehouse in Searcy,
Arkansas. From these warehouses,
the product may have been distributed to retail stores in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina
and Tennessee.
Stores have been alerted of
this voluntary recall and recovery of the product is underway.
Consumers with containers of the recalled ice cream sandwiches are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Frostbite’s Customer Service Hotline 1-877-234-0022.