The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0527-2024·Announced 2023-12-20

Wilcox Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Wilcox Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars are being recalled in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have best-by dates from 9/15/24 through 11/14/24.

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 classification with Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Although no illnesses have been reported, Listeria is a high-risk pathogen, and FDA Class I recalls require a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Wilcox Ice Cream is recalling Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars (UPC 043726005089) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall applies to products with best-by dates from 9/15/24 through 11/14/24, totaling 19.31 tons.

The recalled products were distributed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York. Consumers in these states who purchased these ice cream bars should check the best-by date on their package to determine if they are affected.

Consumers should not consume the recalled ice cream bars. Affected products should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Wilcox Ice Cream Bar (Dairy Based) Peanut Butter; (UPC 043726005089)
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)

  • Best By/Sell By: 9/15/24 through 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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