Massive New York Ice Cream Recall: Many Popular Items May Kill

The recall includes Friendly’s, Hershey's and many other very popular national brands.

The FDA confirmed the massive ice cream recall on Monday.

Massive Ice Cream Recall Over Health Concerns

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Below are photos and names of some of the recalled products:

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Note: these photos don't show every recalled item. CLICK HERE for the full list from the FDA.

Totally Cool, Inc., Recalls All Ice Cream Products Because of Possible Health Risk

All of the recalled products are from Totally Cool, Inc. of Owings Mills, Maryland.

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Brand names include:

Abilyn’s Frozen Bakery
AMAFruits
ChipWich
Cumberland Farms
Dolcezza Gelato
Friendly’s
The Frozen Farmer
Hershey’s Ice Cream
Jeni’s
LaSalle
Marco
Taharka
Yelloh!

These recalled products are sold nationwide. They were available in many New York supermarkets and also direct delivery.

Reason Recall

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The recall was issued because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the FDA.

"Listeria monocytogens (is) an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems," the FDA states. "Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women."

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Healthy people may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

FDA sampling "discovered the presence of Listeria monocytogenes." Totally Cool stopped the production and distribution of the affected products.

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The company continues its investigation and is taking preventive actions, according to the FDA.

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No illnesses have been reported to date.

Top 10 Most Recalled Food Items And How To Stay Safe

Top 10 Most Recalled Food Items & How To Stay Safe

The CDC estimates that 48 million people in the U.S. are infected by a food-borne illness every year, and an average of 3000 people even die.

These are the top 10 foods most likely to be recalled, according to Consumer Reports. However, that doesn't mean you can't still enjoy them if you take steps to stay safe.

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