State health officials yesterday advised consumers to avoideating 29 brands of ice cream produced by Marigold Foods because ofpossible bacterial contamination.
The ice cream was produced at the Marigold plant in Rochester,Minn., between May 15 and Aug. 4.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered all the brandsrecalled after listeria monocytogenes, an organism that grows intemperatures of 30 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit, was found in somesamples.
It is not life-threatening, but can cause serious flu-likesymptoms: fever, headache and vomiting.
Most vulnerable are pregnant women, unborn children, infants,the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, said Dr. BernardTurnock, state public health director.
An FDA spokesman said most of the ice cream is off store shelvesnow, but some still may be in home freezers.
The brands are Black & White, Byerly's, Carnival, CountryStyle, Dierberg's, Dippin Kind, Flavorite, Gelati Da, Homestead,Hyvee, IGA, Jerry's, Kemps, Kohls, Lady Kemps, Lady Lee, Lunds,Pleasemore, Quality Chek'd, Shurfresh, Skondra's, Sugar Low, SunFoods, Sun Maid, Sure Way, Town & Country, Valdor, Valu Pak andWeight Watchers.
The code numbers on cartons in question are numbers 139 through214, followed by the year 1986.
The company said the contamination came from a defectivedehumidifier.
"Most, if not all, of these ice cream products have beendistributed in Illinois, but we don't know to what extent," Turnocksaid.
Turnock urged purchasers of suspect ice cream to destroy thecontents then bring each carton to the retailer for a refund.
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