Where to buy velvet ice cream

The products were distributed to Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia through various drug stores, convenience stores and supermarkets. They are packaged in various sizes and containers. The products were distributed and sold in supermarkets from on or after March 24, with the following product codes, which can be found at the bottom or side of the container:.

Anyone who has the recalled product in their possession should dispose of it immediately or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Consumers with questions may contact Velvet Ice Cream at x from 8 a. EST, Monday through Friday. Or visit its website at www. The company's signature ounce carton and pints will be made at the Michigan facility, she said.

In , federal inspectors found "serious violations" at Velvet Ice Cream's manufacturing center, including the presence of listeria, according to a letter from U. Dager said in , the Listeria was found in some drains in the plant and the company replaced numerous drains and much of the brick floor in the production area.

She said no listeria was found in the company's products. The money, she said, was spent on production and improving the building to make it "state-of-the-art. She wrote in the column, "We noticed that one trend in the dairy and frozen foods business was the increasing importance of food safety.

We have always had a safety-first mentality both in terms of our products and our work environment, but we needed to push even further. The investments included a new filler machine to fill the ounce cartons and possibly the addition of a freshness seal.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and losing its school business due to the shutdown, was Velvet's best year for sales. Demand for ice cream has tripled. Velvet employs , including Utica and eight other distribution facilities. The loss of the production workers was painful, but Dager said the company is trying to help them find jobs. We contacted Tamarack Dairy in Newark and are working to get them placed.

Dager, great-granddaughter of Velvet founder Joseph Dager, who started the company in , took over for her father, also Joseph Dager, in It was a year after a new 1,square-foot viewing gallery was unveiled to allow visitors to watch ice cream being made.

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