Class IITerminated · reported 2014-04-23
Cookies n Cream Ice Cream container . Also packaged as 4 oz. milk bar (cookies n Cream…
Helados La Tapatia, Inc recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 23 April 2014 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces.
The record
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- Product
- Cookies n Cream Ice Cream container . Also packaged as 4 oz. milk bar (cookies n Cream french), Canada 4 oz. HLT and six pack of 9 oz cups. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706
- Reason for recall
- FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces.
- Recalling firm
- Helados La Tapatia, Inc
- Firm location
- Fresno, California, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-1808-2014
- Quantity
- N/A
- Distribution
- CA, NV, AZ, WA, Canada and Guam
- Initiated
- 19 March 2014
- Reported by FDA
- 23 April 2014
- Terminated
- 29 April 2015
- Firm notified by
- Press Release
- Product codes
- All units with UPC 6 34242- 14003 5; 6 34242-60007 2 (4 oz. mik bar); 6 34242-60007 2 (Canada 4 oz. HLT); 6 34242-15003 4 (six pack boxes). ).
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This is one of 53 records covering the same recall event. The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so a recall of a product line appears here many times. Counting these records as 53 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 53. All 53 of them are listed on this page.
- The recall ran for 13 months, from 19 March 2014 to termination on 29 April 2015. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 4 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 5 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of ice cream or frozen dessert run a median of 7 months, so this one was longer than usual for its category. Ice cream and frozen desserts are ready to eat and never cooked again, and freezing preserves Listeria rather than killing it, which is why a positive environmental sample in a frozen dessert plant becomes a recall rather than a corrective action.
Named in the distribution pattern: California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
What this recall was for
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that grows at refrigeration temperature, which is why it dominates recalls of ready-to-eat foods that are never cooked again before they are eaten.
A preventive controls plan covers Listeria contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.135(c)(3)
- Sanitation controls: the controls on cleaning food-contact surfaces and on preventing cross-contact and cross-contamination from insanitary objects, people and equipment.
- 21 CFR 117.165(a)(3)
- Environmental monitoring: testing the processing environment for an environmental pathogen, required when a ready-to-eat food is exposed to the environment before packaging.
- 21 CFR 117.150
- Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.
Filed under ice cream and frozen desserts, milk and dairy, bakery and snacks and confectionery. A product can sit in more than one.
Every product in this recall
The FDA opened 53 enforcement records for this one recall, one per product code. This page carries all of them; the 52 below each have their own page with that product’s lot codes and distribution, and search engines are pointed here for the recall as a whole.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-23 | Jamaica Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Granola for Canada 4 oz. HLT.. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Vainilla con Membrillo Milk Bar, 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Vanilla Sundae Cup. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Manhattan Tropical for Canada 4 oz. HLT.. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Lemon Lime (french) Fruit Bar,4 oz.,; Also packaged for Canada 4 oz. HLT. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Watermelon Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Also packaged in 9 oz. cups. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Rice Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Guava Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Pica de Gallo Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Chicle Fruit Bar,4 oz.,. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Sandia Fruit Bar,4 oz.,; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Pistachio Almond Milk Bar, 4 oz; Also packages as Canada 4 oz. HLT.. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Cookie Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Nuez Pecan Milk Bar, 4 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Changunga/Nance 9 oz cups Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Fresa Fruit Bar,4 oz.,; Also packaged as Bolis 4 oz. and 4 oz. milk bar. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Eggnog Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Lemonade 9 oz cups Also packaged in 4 pack 9 oz cups; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Peach Yogurt Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Pecan Ice Cream container . Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Esquimal Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Bubblegum Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Also packaged in six pack boxes and Bolis 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Strawberry Fruit Bar, 3 oz., Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Cappuccino 9 oz cups Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Choco-Coco Milk Bar, 4 oz; Also packages as Canada 4 oz. HLT.. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Walnut Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Lemon Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Also packaged in six pack box. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Coco Bolis - 4 oz.; Also packaged in 4 oz. milk bars and ice cream container. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Rompope Bolis - 4 oz.; Also packages in six pack boxes. (9 oz cups) Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Vanilla Milk Bars, 3 oz; Also packaged as Vanilla Ice Cream container. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Mandarina Fruit Bar,4 oz.,; also packaged in 9 oz. cups and 4 pack of 9 oz cups Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Banana Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Dozen Mix Bag Bolis - 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Pina Colada Milk Bars, 3 oz;, 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Pineapple Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Also packaged in 9 oz. cup, 4 oz. HLT packaged for Canadian distribution and 4 pack 9 oz. cups. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Chocolate Milk Bars, 3 oz; Also packaged as 4 oz, bars and in ice cream containers; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Strawberry Milk Bars, 3 oz. Also packaged as six pack boxes; Canada 4 oz. HLT and ice cream containers. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Mamey Milk Bars, 3 oz; Also packaged in 9 oz. cups six pack. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Coffee Milk Bars, 3 oz; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Coconut Milk Bars, 3 oz. Also packaged as six pack boxes of 9 oz cups.. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Nance Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Orange n Cream Milk Bar, 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Pink Lemonade Fruit Bar,4 oz., Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Coffee Bolis - 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Tamarindo Fruit Bar, 3 oz.,. Also packaged in 9 oz. cup and Bolis 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Coconut Frutero; Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Mango c/chile Chamoy Bolis - 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Mango Milk Bars, 3 oz; also packed in ice cream containers and Canada 4 oz. HLT. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Limon Bolis - 4 oz. Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
| 2014-04-23 | Elote 9 oz cups Helados La Tapatia Fresno, CA 93706 | Helados La Tapatia, Inc | FDA environmental sampling found 21 of 50 positive for Listeria monocytogenes, 11 of these on food contact surfaces. | Class II |
Other ice cream and frozen desserts recalls for the same reason
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
Other records from Helados La Tapatia, Inc
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 65 other records name this firm.
All 66 records for Helados La Tapatia, Inc
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21 CFR 117.135(c)(3) is the clause behind this recall, and it is one somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
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