Metal Fragments Lead to Ice Cream Recall in 17 States

Straus is offering vouchers to affected customers that can be redeemed for replacement products at local retailers.

A recalled ice cream product from Straus Family Creamery. Courtesy of the FDA

California-based Straus Family Creamery is recalling select flavors of its ice cream due to potential contamination with metal fragments, the company said in an announcement published by the Food and Drug Administration on May 15.

The recall is applicable to Organic Super Premium Ice Cream sold in Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Cookie Dough, Mint Chip, and Dutch Chocolate flavors in pint and quart-sized containers, and were sold beginning May 4 across 17 states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.