Garelick Farms Announces Voluntary Recall.News Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2001 Garelick Farms of Massachusetts announced today that it is voluntarily recalling one-half gallon round containers of Garelick Farms Mint Cookie ice cream. This product may contain peanuts or pieces of peanuts. Individuals with allergies to peanuts run the risk of a serious or life threatening reaction if they consume this product. Garelick Farms initiated the recall after one peanut was discovered in a bag of cookie crunch, which is blended into the mint ice cream. No illnesses or allergic reactions allergic reaction n. A local or generalized reaction of an organism to internal or external contact with a specific allergen to which the organism has been previously sensitized. have been reported. The ice cream was manufactured by Brigham's Ice Cream Brigham's Ice Cream is an ice cream manufacturer and restaurant chain that operates throughout New England. It is based in Arlington, Massachusetts. [1] The company maintains a strong regional identity going out of its way to use regional terms such as "wicked" Company at its plant located in Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston. The population was 42,389 at the 2000 census. History The Town of Arlington was originally settled by European colonists in 1635 as a village within the boundary of and was packaged under the Garelick Farms label. The product may have been distributed in stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , and Vermont. The product comes in round half-gallon containers of Garelick Farms Mint Cookie ice cream (UPC (Universal Product Code) The standard bar code printed on retail merchandise, which is administered by GS1 US, Brussels, Belgium and Lawrenceville, NJ (www.gs1.org). 30255-66116), which are marked with a code date of "072402." The company believes 1,000 of the half-gallon containers of the ice cream from the production run were distributed to stores. Delivery truck drivers, distributors, and stores have been alerted and recovery of the product is already underway. Consumers with half-gallon round containers of Garelick Farms Mint Cookie ice cream marked with the affected code date are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact a Garelick Farms representative at its Customer Service Hotline (800) 487-8700, ext. 362. Gus Peters, Vice President of Quality Assurance at Garelick Farms, stated, "As a food company that has been a part of the community for over 70 years, our consumers are our first concern. Brigham's Ice Cream Company shares this concern. Garelick Farms has been and continues to be cooperating fully with the appropriate federal and state regulatory agencies state regulatory agency A state body responsible for establishing professional standards, and for certifying professionals or organizations through appropriate documentation with this voluntary recall." |
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