Nestle Drumstick Club variety - 16x4.6floz US UPC# 72554-11096 Best Before Date: Between June 2 - June 15, 2017

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0277-2017) was formally reported on November 2, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on October 7, 2016. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Bakersfield, CA. Federal records indicate 103366 cases units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Nestl¿ USA, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of its Nestl¿ Drumstick Club 16 count Variety Pack and 24 count Vanilla Pack (with cones marked for easy individual sale) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (LM) fr… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: United States Only. See consignee lists.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.