USA – Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream

“Soft Serve On The Go” Ice Cream Cups

• Flavors include:
  • Vanilla chocolate
  • Caramel
  • Parve vanilla chocolate
  • Peanut butter lite
  • Razzle
  • Sorbet strawberry mango
• Sold nationwide at many types of stores, including:
  • Grocery stores
  • Convenience stores
  • Canteens
• Distributed by Real Kosher Ice Cream to businesses and institutions, including:
  • Long-term care facilities
  • Nursing homes
  • Schools
  • Camps
• Distributed internationally to:
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom

On August 9, Real Kosher Ice Cream recalled all flavors of their “Soft Serve On The Go” ice cream cups.

Listeria was found in a “Soft Serve On The Go” ice cream cup collected from a sick person’s freezer, and laboratory scientists are working to determine if it is the outbreak strain of Listeria.

• Do not eat “Soft Serve On The Go” ice cream cups.
  • Check your freezers. Listeria can survive at freezing temperatures.
  • Throw them away or return them to where you bought them for a refund.
  • If you have any questions, contact the company at 845-668-4346 or info@softserveonthego.com (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5 pm EST).
• Call a healthcare provider right away if you have these symptoms after eating the ice cream:
  • Pregnant people usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.
  • People who are not pregnant usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness. They may also get a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures.

• Businesses and institutions, including long-term care facilities, hospitals, school, and camps, should not sell or serve “Soft Serve On The Go” ice cream cups.
  • Many of your patients or clients could be at higher risk for Listeria illness (65 years or older, have a weakened immune system, or are pregnant).