Paleteria La Providencia, based in Smyrna, GA, is recalling paleta products — popsicles — because of potential Listeria contamination.
Affected products include:
- Coconut ice cream popsicles, date code of 6/17/25
- Cookies and Cream ice cream popsicles, date code of 6/17/25
- Coffee ice cream popsicles, date code of 6/11/25
The manufacturer’s distribution records were incomplete, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture Food Safety dividision is working with the firm to identify businesses that received contaminated products.
Consumers may have purchased these products from mobile frozen dessert carts or Atlanta-area convenience stores. The problem was identified after routine finished product testing revealed a positive result for Listeria species.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalledproduct and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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