FDA investigation finds some ice cream makers in "law violation"
"Although many of these plants followed good manufacturing practices, we found that some were in violation of the law," said Frank Yiannas, FDA Food Policy and Response Deputy.
"These results serve as an important reminder to all food facilities that distribute products in the United States by the importance of complying with rules laid down to reduce security issues."
The FDA said the goal was to determine the prevalence of certain types of harmful bacteria and whether the ice cream producers were properly implementing food safety programs.
As a result of the investigation, the FDA said it suspended the facility-based registration of Florida-based Working Cow Homemade in 2018, although the suspension was lifted after the firm stopped making ice cream and switched to distributing products made by other ice cream makers. The company also made two voluntary recalls of its ice due to potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes, the FDA said.
Pennsylvania-based Nelson's Creamery recalled one of its products because of a black amount of soy lecithin, a food additive, added to the FDA.
