Altamira Boulder Ice Cream Strawberry Recall: Hepatitis A Virus Risk
Altamira Specialty Food Service recalls Boulder Ice Cream Strawberry tubs (2.5 gallons, white top) due to potential Hepatitis A virus contamination from strawberries. Keep frozen at -20°F until 10/20/2016.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Altamira Specialty Food Service announces a voluntary field action for Strawberry Ice Cream after receiving notice from its supplier that the strawberries used in the product may be contaminated with Hepatitis A virus.
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What happened, in plain English
Altamira Specialty Food Service is recalling Boulder Ice Cream Strawberry tubs that may contain Hepatitis A virus from contaminated strawberries. This could cause serious illness if consumed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22965-altamira-boulder-ice-cream-strawberry-recall-hepatitis-a-virus-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22965-altamira-boulder-ice-cream-strawberry-recall-hepatitis-a-virus-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1671-2017
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“Altamira Boulder Ice Cream Strawberry Recall: Hepatitis A Virus Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22965-altamira-boulder-ice-cream-strawberry-recall-hepatitis-a-virus-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1671-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1671-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The strawberries used in the ice cream may have been contaminated with Hepatitis A virus, which can cause serious illness including jaundice, fatigue, and abdominal pain. Eating the product could lead to infection if the virus is present.
Who’s affected
People who purchased the Boulder Ice Cream Strawberry tubs (2.5 gallons, white top) between October 2016 and the used-by date. Those who have eaten the product are at risk of Hepatitis A infection.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Boulder Ice Cream Strawberry tubs with a white top that are 2.5 gallons in size. The product was sold with a used-by date of October 20, 2016.
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Altamira Specialty Food Service- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Product Date
Look for the used-by date on the tub, which is October 20, 2016.
Discard if Eaten
If you consumed the product, contact Altamira Specialty Food Service for guidance.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in New Mexico.
FDA distribution: “New Mexico” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: New Mexico.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1671-2017 (October 28, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1671-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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