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Ice cream variety pack distributed in 15 states and D.C. recalled

Mango bars could be contaminated with Salmonella

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

April 1, 2024

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Variety packs with the best by date of “MO Best By 10/11/2025” should be pulled immediately by retailers.U.S. FDA

Tropicale Foods, Modesto, Calif., has issued a voluntary recall of 5,224 units of Helados Mexico Mini Cream Variety Pack due to a possible Salmonella contamination.

The company believes the mango bars could be contaminated after finished product testing revealed the potential problem, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Variety packs with the best by date of “MO Best By 10/11/2025” should be pulled immediately by retailers. Tropicale Foods has ceased distribution of the affected product.

The variety packs were distributed to retail locations in Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

No illnesses have been reported and Tropicale is currently investigating what might have caused the contamination.

 

About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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