Hong Kong – CFS follows up on kind of ice cream product that might contain metal pieces

Mar 31, 2024 | International

CFS follows up on kind of ice cream product that might contain metal pieces

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     In response to the announcement made by the authority of the United Kingdom (UK) on the recall of individual batches of a kind of ice cream product that might contain metal pieces, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (March 30) that the CFS is contacting local importers and retailers to follow up on the incident. Details of the product concerned are as follows:

Product name: Magnum Classic Ice Cream Sticks (3x100ml)
Brand: Magnum
Place of origin: UK
Volume: 100ml each
Best before date: November 2025
Batch number: L3324, L3325, L3326, L3327 and L3328

     A spokesman for the CFS said, “According to the record of the CFS, no import permission was issued in the past three years for the product concerned and the specific batches being recalled in the UK, despite other products of the brand concerned are available for sale in the market. Preliminary investigation of the CFS revealed that no specific batches of the product concerned are sold in Hong Kong. If the product concerned is found to have been imported into or sold in Hong Kong, the CFS will take appropriate action including requesting to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected product and to initiate a recall.”

     The spokesman urged members of the public not to consume the affected batches of the product if they have purchased any overseas. The trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately. The investigation is ongoing.

Charles River Rotary Scoopapalooza Ice Cream Festival Hood, Ice Cream the Official Ice Cream; Saturday, June 24, 2023, 11:30

Jun 23, 2023 | Business

 The World Famous Scoopapalooza All You Can Eat Ice Cream Festival Celebrates its 10th Anniversary. Hood Ice Cream is the Official Ice Cream of Scoopapalooza.

Scoopapallooza has become the must attend family friendly event in the MetroWest area. Having Hood Ice Cream as the the Official Ice Cream of the 10th anniversary Scoopapallooza only makes it better!” – Jon Fetherston, President of the Charles River Rotary

The club uses the revenue from the event to fund its Keeffe Technical School Scholarship fund, the Natick Service Council, food pantries across MetroWest Massachusetts and other youth programs.

“This is a must attend attend family fun event,” said Charles River Rotary President, Jon Fetherston. “Scoopapalooza has become a staple for family fun in the MetroWest area and it gives back all of the money raised to support youths and the community.”

The Charles River Rotary is honoured that Hood Ice Cream has, once again stepped up and is the Official Ice Cream of Scoopapalooza.

Hood has a long history of partnering with like minded organisations and making positive change for children and families.

“I am thrilled and honoured that Hood Ice Cream is partnering with us again, and it will make the 10th Anniversary even more important,” said Fetherston.

“Thanks to our Banana Boat Sponsors Opticia Eyewear, Mutual One Bank, Needham Bank, Towerwall and Middlesex Savings Bank and all of our sponsors. 100 percent of the proceeds of Scoopapalooza are used for youth programs, scholarships and local food pantries.”

The Charles River Rotary Club is a group of local professionals leaders that care about local communities. We are men and women, young and old that live in the MetroWest Massachusetts area. The club serves Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Needham and all MetroWest Massachusetts and the world.

The club meeting every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Natick Community Center 117 East Central Street, Natick, Massachusetts. You can also attend via Zoom.

Questions can be sent to jonfetherston@comcast.net or visit https://www.crrclub.org/.

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508-816-6674
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Triple Digits Got You Down? Get Free Ice Cream 5/23 from Iconic Ice Cream National Brand

May 24, 2023 | Books, Business

Free giveaways to include Blue Bunny®, Halo Top®, the iconic Bomb Pop® and Blue Ribbon Classics® brands

Enjoy Free Frozen Novelty Treats Tuesday!

Enjoy Free Frozen Novelty Treats Tuesday!

TEMPE, Ariz. – May 22, 2023 – PRLog — Cool down with Wells Enterprises, the largest privately held ice cream manufacturer in the United States, as they hand out thousands of free ice cream treats at 15 ice cream social locations across the Valley from 3-5 p.m. Tues., May 23.

“As we look to ensure our national brands are available to consumers everywhere in the market, these free ice cream socials are a great example of how we strive to give back to the communities that support us. The Valley is certainly full of loyal ice cream enthusiasts who love our brands, and we want to bring our promise to life locally, creating a world where everyone can feel joy every day,” said Santhi Ramesh, Chief Commercial Officer.

Wells, which produces more than 200 million gallons of ice cream per year, will be passing out frozen novelties from its signature national brands, including Blue Bunny®, Halo Top®, the iconic Bomb Pop®, and Blue Ribbon Classics® as part of their pop-up ice cream social events.

The Iowa-based company is in town for a Dessert in the Desert national conference hosted at the Omni in Tempe, and the company is putting their own ice cream aficionados to work at these ice cream socials.

The public can visit these locations from 3-5 p.m. Tues., May 23rd, for free ice cream while supplies last:

  • Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix
  • Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix
  • Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Road, Tempe
  • OrangeTheory Fitness, 116 E. University Drive, Tempe
  • Kiwanis Recreation Center, 611 S. All America Way, Tempe
  • St. Luke’s Hospital, 1500 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
  • Fry’s, 3232 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
  • Safeway, 1902 W. Main St., Mesa
  • Safeway, 7920 E. Chaparral, Scottsdale
  • Walmart, 800 E. Southern Ave., Tempe
  • Walmart, 1380 W. Elliot Road, Tempe
  • 4 additional private locations

In addition to the ice cream socials, Wells Enterprises is donating bottled water to the City of Tempe’s HOPE team (Homeless Outreach Prevention Effort), which provides water to those in need.

About Wells Enterprises

Wells Enterprises, Inc. is the largest privately held ice cream manufacturer in the United States. Founded in 1913 by Fred H. Wells and run by the Wells family for generations, the company is an independent operating company of the Ferrero Group, one of the global leaders in sweet, packaged foods.

Wells produces more than 200 million gallons of ice cream per year and distributes products in all 50 states. Wells manufactures its signature brand Blue Bunny®, lower-calorie Halo Top®, the iconic Bomb Pop®, and Blue Ribbon Classics®.

Wells employs nearly 4,000 ice cream aficionados across the country. The company is headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa, where Wells has made Le Mars the “Ice Cream Capital of the World” as the largest manufacturer of ice cream in one location.  Wells operates two manufacturing plants in Le Mars, Iowa, a manufacturing plant in Dunkirk, New York, and a manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada. Learn more at www.wellsenterprisesinc.com (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https…).

Hong Kong – CFS continues to follow up on ice cream from France with possible contamination with ethylene oxide

Aug 7, 2022 | International

CFS continues to follow up on ice cream from France with possible contamination with ethylene oxide

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 6) said that subsequent to the announcement earlier that two kinds of ice cream imported from France might have been contaminated with a pesticide, ethylene oxide, which is not authorised by the European Union (EU), follow-up investigations showed several affected products have also been imported to Hong Kong. The products have not been put on sale in the market.



     Product details are as follows:



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Caramel Brownie Ice Cream

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: 9.46 litres

Best-before dates: May 29, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Belgian Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: 420 millilitres

Best-before dates: June 15, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Milk Tea Brown Sugar & Vanilla Ice Cream

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: (i) 420 millilitres and (ii) 95 millilitres 

Best-before dates: (i) June 1, 2023, and (ii) June 16, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Vanilla & Raspberry Ice Cream

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: (i) 420 millilitres and (ii) 95 millilitres

Best-before dates: (i) May 26, 2023, and (ii) May 22, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Vanilla & Mango Passionfruit Ice Cream

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: 95 millilitres

Best-before dates: May 27, 2023, and (ii) June 20, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Caramel Almond Ice Cream Bar

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: (i) 80 millilitres and (ii) 3 x 80 millilitres

Best-before dates: (i) May 31, 2023, June 1, 2023, June 4, 2023, June 5, 2023, June 26, 2023 and (ii) May 30, 2023, May 31, 2023 and June 26, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



Product name: Häagen-Dazs Milk Tea with Brown Sugar & Vanilla Ice Cream Bar

Brand: Häagen-Dazs

Place of origin: France

Net volumes: 80 millilitres

Best-before dates: June 4, 2023

Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited



     A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned products may be contaminated with a pesticide, ethylene oxide, which is not authorised by the EU. As informed by RASFF, the origin of the contamination is suspected to be in the vanilla extract that is used in preparation process. The affected products have been imported into Hong Kong. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted local importers for follow-up.”



     The CFS’s follow-up investigations found that the above-mentioned importer had imported the affected batches of the products. Affected batches of the products arrived in Hong Kong are stored inside a warehouse, and have not entered the local market. Since ethylene oxide is not authorised by the EU, for the sake of prudence, the CFS has inspected the warehouse and marked and sealed the product concerned. 



     The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. Investigation is ongoing.