Life Raft Treats Recalls Ice Cream Products, Not Fried Chicken And Life Is Peachy, Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination - 9/8/23
Company Announcement Date:
September 06, 2023
FDA Publish Date:
September 06, 2023
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Potential Foodborne Illness
Company Name:
Life Raft Treats
Brand Name:
Life Raft Treats
Product Description:
Ice Cream Products
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – September 6, 2023 – Life Raft Treats is recalling their Not Fried Chicken 64 oz bucket, Not Fried Chicken 2.5 oz bar UPC 8 60006 18210 6 and Life Is Peachy 6 count box ice cream products, all with BEST BY DATES up to and including AUG 8212024 due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, a Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
On September 5, 2023 the firm was notified by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) that their Not Fried Chicken ice cream treat test positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The firm also decided to recall their Life Is Peachy Ice Cream treats because both products were manufactured in the same room.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Products affected are:
| Product | Size | UPC | Use By Dates |
| LIFE RAFT TREATS LIFE IS PEACHY |
6 COUNT | NO UPC CODE | Up to and including BEST BY AUG 8212024 |
| LIFE RAFT TREATS NOT FRIED CHICKEN ICE CREAM |
64 OZ BUCKET | NO UPC CODE | Up to and including BEST BY AUG 8212024 |
| LIFE RAFT TREATS NOT FRIED CHICKEN ICE CREAM |
2.5 OZ BAR | 8 60006 18210 6 | Up to and including BEST BY AUG 8212024 |
See attached photos for product identification.
We began shipping this product on 8/21/2023. These products were packaged in lamented buckets and plastic wrap and shipped to distribution centers in GA, IL, MD, NC, NY, SC, and TX. Product was shipped via online directly to consumers located in all fifty states plus the District of Columbia.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and to return the products to the place of purchase for a full refund or they may discard the product. Consumers with questions may contact the firm via email recall@liferafttreats.com or telephone us at (843) 695-9806 M-F 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST.
This recall is being made with the knowledge of the Food and Drug Administration.
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* We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office
* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.
* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.
* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves.
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