How Listeria Can Contaminate Your Ice CreamListeria infections can be deadly for certain groups of people.
Rachael Rettner LiveScience.com
10/12/2016 12:03 pm ET
Nestlé is recalling several of its iconic Drumstick ice cream cone products because they could be contaminated with Listeria. But exactly how do these bacteria get into ice cream?
The recall includes two Nestlé Drumstick products: a “Variety Pack” with 16 ice cream cones, and a “Vanilla Pack” with 24 individually wrapped vanilla ice cream cones. The cones in the Vanilla Pack are meant to be sold individually at convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, and other places, Nestlé said on its website.
All of the products were produced at the company’s facility in Bakersfield, California, between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17, and have “Best Before” dates of June 2017.
Listeria is found naturally in soil and water, and animals can carry the bacteria without appearing sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means that animal products, including dairy products, can be contaminated with Listeria....
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