The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0509-2024·Announced 2023-12-20

Wilcox Premium Chocolate Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Wilcox Premium Chocolate ice cream is recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products with Best By dates 9/14/24–11/14/24 distributed in VT, NH, MA, and NY are affected.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I designation for Listeria monocytogenes contamination requires a minimum severity score of 4. No reported illnesses or deaths are stated in the source material.

Plain-English summary

Wilcox Premium Chocolate ice cream in multiple sizes (4 oz cup, pint, quart, 1.5 quart, 1 gallon, and 3 gallon containers) is being recalled because products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall applies to products distributed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York with Best By or Sell By dates from September 14, 2024, through November 14, 2024. Approximately 19.31 tons of product is included in this recall.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled ice cream should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Wilcox Premium Chocolate; 4 oz Cup; UPC 04372600402; Wilcox Premium Chocolate in 1.5QT, Quart, Pint, 3 Gallon, and 1 Gallon sizes
Manufacturer
WILCOX ICE CREAM
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All Sizes with Best By/Sell By dates of 9/14/24 to 11/14/24:

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 59 recalled by WILCOX ICE CREAM under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 59 products in this recall →

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