CLASS I Food recall · Reported 4 Mar 2015 · FDA Enforcement Report
Root Beer Float Ice Cream recalled by Elevated Ice Cream
Elevated Ice Cream is recalling Root Beer Float Ice Cream, distributed in Washington. The recall was initiated on 23 Dec 2014 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1280-2015
- FDA event ID
- 70354
- Recalling firm
- Elevated Ice Cream, Port Townsend, WA
- Brand
- Root
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 23 Dec 2014
- FDA classified
- 20 Feb 2015
- Reported
- 4 Mar 2015
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts
Timeline
| 23 Dec 2014 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 20 Feb 2015 | Classified by FDA | +59 days |
| 4 Mar 2015 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Elevated brand ice cream products are being recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products contain ice cream mix produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
Root Beer Float Ice Cream. Product can be packaged in 2.5 gallon or 1.5 gallon plastic tubs or cardboard quart container. Firm is unable to determine how batches were packaged.
Where it was distributed
All product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area.
Questions about this recall
Is Root Beer Float Ice Cream recalled?
Yes. Elevated Ice Cream recalled Root Beer Float Ice Cream on 23 Dec 2014. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number F-1280-2015.
Why was it recalled?
Elevated brand ice cream products are being recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products contain ice cream mix produced and recalled by Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream
Which lots are affected?
Some containers may have a production date hand written on a white label. Some quart containers are stamped on the bottom with the julian date.
Where was it sold?
All product was distributed in the local Port Townsend, Washington area.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
More recalls from Elevated Ice Cream
All 69| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | CLASS I | Black Current Italian Ice Product can be recalled by Elevated Ice Cream | Elevated Ice Cream | Listeria | WA |
| Food | CLASS I | Butter Brickle Ice Cream recalled by Elevated Ice Cream | Elevated Ice Cream | Listeria | WA |
| Food | CLASS I | Toasted Coconut Ice Cream recalled by Elevated Ice Cream | Elevated Ice Cream | Listeria | WA |
| Food | CLASS I | Rocky Road Ice Cream recalled by Elevated Ice CreamRocky Road | Elevated Ice Cream | Listeria | WA |
| Food | CLASS I | Amaretto Hazelnut Ice Cream recalled by Elevated Ice CreamAmaretto | Elevated Ice Cream | Listeria | WA |
Other Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts recalls
All 1,380| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | ANNOUNCED | So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy recalledSo Delicious Dairy Free | Danone USA | Foreign Material | |
| Food | CLASS II | Outshine Fruit Bars Tangerine recalled by Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamOutshine | Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | Foreign Material | 33 states |
| Food | CLASS II | Outshine Fruit Bars Strawberry, Pineapple, Grape, Tangerine recalledOutshine | Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | Foreign Material | 33 states |
| Food | CLASS II | Outshine Fruit Bars Black Cherry recalled by Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamOutshine | Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | Foreign Material | 33 states |
| Food | CLASS II | Outshine Fruit Bars Strawberry recalled by Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamOutshine | Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | Foreign Material | 33 states |