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Ice cream and frozen desserts

Packaged pasteurized products stored correctly are easier to assess than homemade raw-egg mixtures or poorly maintained soft-serve equipment.

Direct guidance

What to know or do

Check pasteurization, eggs, alcohol-containing flavours, storage and the use-by date. Do not use the frozen temperature as proof that every ingredient is safe.

What changes the answer

  • Whether every ingredient is pasteurised or cooked through
  • How the food was chilled, stored, handled and reheated
  • The exact species, product label, recall or contamination warning

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When to get individual help

Check the exact item or situation with a doctor, midwife, pharmacist or relevant clinician; the name of a broad category is not enough for a personal decision.