***Dulce De Leche "Del Campo"***Ice Cream "Base" (Flavor)***FB 23546***Mfg. Date***Keep Refrigerated at 40*f***Lot#***Net Wt 55 LBS***Indalco Food Corp., Miami, FLA (305) 620 1444*** Caramel milk spread is packed in white plastic pails of 55 lbs. under the firm's brand name "Del Campo".

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2391-2012) was formally reported on October 3, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 28, 2011. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Indalco Foods Corp. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Miami, FL. Federal records indicate 23/ 55 lbs. pails units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: On June 28, 2011, Indalco Foods, Corp., Miami, FL initiated a voluntary recall of their product caramel milk spread ice cream base (dulce de leche heladero). Product labeling does not list Milk. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US. 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 14 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.