New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting the Tip Top
Ice Cream Company in a recall of a specific batch of its
6-pack Jelly Tip ice-cream due to the possible presence of
Bacillus cereus.
“The concern with these
products is that they could contain the bacteria Bacillus
cereus, which can cause severe gastrointestinal
illness,” says NZFS deputy director-general Vincent
Arbuckle.
“These products are sold in a 6-pack
cardboard box (6 x 75ml) with a best-before date of
30-SEP-28 03:00 L MO6252 to 30-SEP-28 05:00 L
MO6252.
“They should not be eaten. You can return
them to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not
possible, throw them out.”
The affected products are
sold at Woolworths supermarkets in the North
Island.
Visit NZFS’s recall
page for up-to-date information and photographs of the
affected product: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/food-safety-home/food-recalls-and-complaints/recalled-food-products/tip-top-brand-jelly-tip
In
milk or milk products, B. cereus illness usually
causes diarrhoea. Symptoms will typically appear one to six
hours after eating contaminated food, and most people
recover within 12 to 24 hours.
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New Zealand Food Safety
has not received any notifications of associated
illness.
However, if you have consumed any of these
products and are concerned for your health, contact your
health professional, or call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for
free advice.
The products have been removed from store
shelves and have not been exported.
“As is our usual
practice, NZFS will work with Tip Top Ice Cream Company to
understand how the contamination occurred and prevent its
recurrence,” says Mr Arbuckle.
The vast majority of
food sold in New Zealand is safe, but sometimes problems can
occur. Help keep yourself and your family safe by
subscribing to our recall alerts. Information on how to
subscribe is on the NZFS food
recall
page.
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