Wilcox Ice Cream Bars Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Wilcox Ice Cream Bar in Maple Cream flavor is being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York.
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 requires a minimum severity score of 4. The product contains Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, but the source text does not report any confirmed illnesses or injuries.
Plain-English summary
Wilcox Ice Cream is recalling its Ice Cream Bar (Dairy Based) in Maple Cream flavor (UPC 043726005096) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products comprise 19.31 tons total and carry Best By/Sell By dates from September 15, 2024, through November 14, 2024.
The recalled product was distributed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, elderly persons, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have already consumed it and experience fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, or diarrhea should contact a healthcare provider. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wilcox Ice Cream Bar (Dairy Based) Maple Cream; (UPC 043726005096)
- Manufacturer
- WILCOX ICE CREAM
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream / Frozen Dairy
- 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
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.
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