Product Recalled:
Ciao Bella Gelato Company Pistachio Gelato Single Serve Cup

Product Information:
Ciao Bella's recalled items include the individually-sold Pistachio Single Serve 3.5 oz Cup and 12-pack Pistachio Single Serve 3.5 oz Cup boxes with UPC codes 799512015076 and 799512020018. The product codes of impacted products are 09021, 09027, 09028, 09063, 09068, 09076, 09085, and 09086 listed on the bottom of the cup.

At this time, please note the 16 oz pint and foodservice size containers are not affected.

Recalling Firm:
Ciao Bella Gelato Company
Irvington, NJ

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-3GELATO (1-800-343-5286).

Problem/Reason for Recall:
The recalled products may be contaminated with Salmonella.  Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Website at http://www.cdc.gov .

This possible contamination is not connected with the recent outbreak associated with peanuts or peanut butter.

At this time, please note the 16 oz pint and foodservice size containers are not affected. The whole pistachio nut used in these products originates from a different supplier, Nichols Farms, which is not impacted by this recall.

With the safety of Ciao Bella's consumers in mind, a hotline for questions on the recall has been set up at 1-800-3GELATO (1-800-343-5286) and an email address at cbgrecall@ciaobellagelato.com

Ciao Bella is asking consumers to immediately destroy the impacted products and return the container to the retailer for a refund or replacement.

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