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Popular ice cream brand recalls several flavors in 17 states over ‘metal foreign material’

Nypost · · 346 words · By David Spector
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“Straus Family Creamery has voluntarily recalled several ice cream flavors over worries they may contain a “metal foreign material.””
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The FDA official notice and multiple news reports confirm that Straus Family Creamery voluntarily recalled select ice cream flavors due to potential metal foreign material.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cowgirl Creamery is a company located in Petaluma, California, which manufactures artisan cheeses. Founded in 1994, the company manufactures its own cheeses and sells other imported and domestic chee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowgirl_Creamery
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable ice cream brands. Ice cream is a frozen dessert, usually made from dairy products such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavors. How…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_cream_brands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Straus Family Creamery is a California organic dairy, located in Marshall in Marin County. They produce whole milk, reduced and non-fat milk (pasteurized, but not homogenized), butter, cheese, ice cre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straus_Family_Creamery
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“The recall affects certain flavors distributed to 17 states — Arizona, Colorado, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin — that hit the shelves beginning May 4.”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL, ARTVOICE, and another news source) confirm the recall affects 17 states and began around May 4.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Baby Ruth is an American candy bar made of peanuts, caramel, and milk chocolate-flavored nougat, covered in compound chocolate. Created in 1920, it is manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Ruth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cowgirl Creamery is a company located in Petaluma, California, which manufactures artisan cheeses. Founded in 1994, the company manufactures its own cheeses and sells other imported and domestic chee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowgirl_Creamery
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peggy Smith is the co-founder of Cowgirl Creamery along with Sue Conley. Both women are credited with their role in developing Northern California's artisan cheese industry. In 2006, with Conley, she …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Smith
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“The California-based ice cream maker, founded in 1994, is working with local retailers to remove the affected products”
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The company's own careers page and a company profile both state it was founded in 1994, and Wikipedia confirms it is a California organic dairy located in Marshall, Marin County.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of dairy product companies in the United States. A dairy product is food produced from the milk of mammals. Dairy products are usually high energy-yielding food products. A production p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dairy_product_companie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marshall is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 25 ft (7.6 m). Marshall is l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Straus Family Creamery is a California organic dairy, located in Marshall in Marin County. They produce whole milk, reduced and non-fat milk (pasteurized, but not homogenized), butter, cheese, ice cre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straus_Family_Creamery
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“no injuries have been reported, according to the FDA”
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While multiple sources confirm the recall and the reason (metal fragments), none of the provided evidence explicitly state that the FDA reported 'no injuries'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and D…
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-cream-sold-17-states-150731…
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web search NEUTRAL — USA Today reports that Straus Family Creamery is recalling several flavors of its Organic Super Premium Ice Cream over concerns that some containers may contain metal fragments, according to an FDA no…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/organic-ice-cream-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Straus Family Creamery is offering a voucher for a replacement product. An organic California ice cream brand has recalled select flavors because of the potential presence of metal fragments, accordin…
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/straus-creamery-ice-cream-…
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“The affected flavors include pints of vanilla bean with best-by dates of Dec. 23 and 28; quarts of strawberry with a best-by date of Dec. 24 and pints of the same flavor with a best-by date of Dec. 25; cookie dough pints with a best-by date of Dec. 26; quarts of Dutch chocolate with a best-by date of Dec. 27, and mint chip pints with a best-by date of Dec. 30.”
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Multiple sources confirm the specific flavors involved (vanilla bean, strawberry, cookie dough, Dutch chocolate, and mint chip) and that the recall is based on specific 'best by' dates.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of food companies, current and past businesses involved in food production or processing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_food_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Snug Harbor is an 83-acre (34 ha) campus containing more than two dozen architecturally significant buildings set along the Kill Van Kull on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, New York…
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“The company said it is unable to provide refunds to customers who may have purchased the tainted desserts, but customers can apply for a voucher for a replacement product.”
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Both FOX 32 Chicago and ARTVOICE report that the company is offering replacement vouchers rather than cash refunds.
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web search NEUTRAL — Straus Family Creamery is offering a voucher for a replacement product. An organic California ice cream brand has recalled select flavors because of the potential presence of metal fragments, accordin…
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/straus-creamery-ice-cream-…
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web search NEUTRAL — California -based Straus Family Creamery recalled select flavors of its organic ice cream Thursday “due to the potential presence of metal foreign material,” according to a company notice .
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/popular-ice-cream-recalled-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Straus Family Creamery recalled select flavors of its Organic Super Premium Ice Cream on May 14 2026 due to potential metal fragments.Straus is not issuing cash refunds, the remedy is a replacement vo…
https://artvoice.com/2026/05/16/straus-creamery-ice-cream-re…
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“Spring & Mulberry expanded the recall of its $10 a pop date-sweetened chocolate bars on May 11 over possible salmonella contamination.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Spring & Mulberry expanded its recall of chocolate bars due to possible salmonella contamination.
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web search NEUTRAL — Spring & Mulberry has expanded its recall to include all 12 of its chocolate bar lines due to concerns of possible salmonella contamination.
https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-05-11-company-recalls-en…
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web search NEUTRAL — A specialty chocolate company on Friday expanded its recall of pricey candy bars to include the entire product line over fears of possible contamination with salmonella.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/business/pricey-chocolate-bar-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Recall of Spring & Mulberry chocolate bars for salmonella concerns expands.More products recalled due to Salmonella tainted Powered Milk.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“Utz Quality Foods LLC, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands Inc, recalled some varieties of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips also over salmonella concerns, the FDA announced on May 4.”
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The FDA announcement and Business Wire confirm that Utz Quality Foods LLC recalled Zapp's and Dirty potato chips on May 4 due to salmonella concerns.
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web search NEUTRAL — HANOVER, PA -- (BUSINESS WIRE) - Utz Quality Foods, LLC, a subsidiary of Utz Brands, Inc., is issuing a voluntary recall in the United States of certain limited varieties of Zapp's® and Dirty ...
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety…
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web search NEUTRAL — Utz Quality Foods, LLC, a subsidiary of Utz Brands, issued a recall on May 4 for six types of Zapp's potato chips and three types of Dirty potato chips because they may contain salmonella.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/05/05/utz-pot…
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiple flavors of potato chips from two popular brands are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Utz is voluntary recalling several types of Zapp's and Dirty brand ...
https://www.today.com/health/recall/utz-recall-zapps-dirty-c…
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