Why you should never refreeze melted ice cream

If you’re guilty of letting your ice melt, join the club. In general, especially in the summer months, you don’t think twice about taking a cone of ice cream outside, but if you do, you could be putting your health at risk. That’s why you should never refreeze melted ice.

Let’s not forget that ice cream is made from dairy (and sometimes egg) and leaving it out in the sun allows bacteria to grow. And if you dig into the (formerly) cool treat, you could get raging cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and other symptoms of food poisoning.

It’s best to avoid eating melted ice cream together, or make sure to put the ice cream back in the freezer immediately after scooping some. Or just eat the whole damn pint already.

The Daily Mail has even worse news when it comes to contaminated summer foods you didn’t think could make you sick.

And it’s not just processed foods and drinks that can ruin your weekend. Melons and watermelons have been linked to outbreaks of Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria due to the ability of soilborne pathogens to become lodged in the fruit skin.

Usually, washing the fruit under running water is sufficient, but if the outside is not washed properly, bacteria can get inside the melon, giving it all the nutrients it needs and giving it the right temperature and time to grow .

While fruit discoloration is usually obvious (rotten smell, mold), listeria can grow in the refrigerator odorless and tasteless. The Daily Mail states: If you’re worried about getting sick from food you thought was safe, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly, monitor the temperature of your food (no melted ice!) and make sure Don’t leave food in too long warm sun.



To recap, you should never refreeze frozen ice cream – the conditions in ice cream are the best conditions for bacteria to grow and therefore the risk of food poisoning is high. That being said, that dreamy creamy texture you crave just wouldn’t be satisfied if you tried eating frozen ice cream again