Check your freezer: A popular organic ice cream sold in more than a dozen states including Illinois has been recalled, with health officials warning the containers could contain metal fragments and grocery stores urged to pull the product from shelves.
The voluntarily recall, for select flavors and sizes of Straus Family Creamery Organic Ice Cream, was issued May 14. According to a press release from the Food and Drug Administration, certain pints and quarts of the ice cream could contain “metal foreign material.”
The products, the FDA said, were sold in retailers starting May 4 in 17 states, including Arizona; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Florida; Georgia; Iowa; Illinois; Indiana; Maryland; New Jersey; Oregon; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Texas; Washington and Wisconsin.
“Consumers who have purchased the recalled product are urged to discard the product,” the FDA said. No reports of injury or illness were reported.
The full list of impacted products and sizes can be found below. No other flavors or sizes of Straus Family Creamery Ice Cream were affected.
| PRODUCT | CONTAINER SIZE | BEST BY DATE | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Vanilla Bean | Pint | 23-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10030-6 |
| 28-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10030-6 | ||
| Ice Cream Strawberry | Quart | 24-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10097-9 |
| Ice Cream Strawberry | Pint | 25-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10095-5 |
| Ice Cream Cookie Dough | Pint | 26-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10104-4 |
| Ice Cream Dutch Chocolate | Quart | 27-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10012-2 |
| Ice Cream Mint Chip | Pint | 30-Dec-2026 | 7-84830-10050-4 |
FDA
FDA Straus Family Creamery ice cream products included in the recall.
