Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. is recalling Heaps of Love Ice Cream because chocolate chip cookie dough pieces may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Inc. is recalling Heaps of Love Ice Cream, 3 gallons, with UPC 40994-43251. The recall was initiated because the chocolate chip cookie dough pieces in the ice cream have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall was expanded on November 10, 2016, after the supplier of the cookie dough pieces notified the company that their own recall had been expanded. The affected product was distributed in multiple states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific UPC and code dates listed in the recall notice. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Heaps of Love Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-43251
- Manufacturer
- Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — 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 (4)
- Code Dates: 12/29/17
- 11/24/17
- and 11/8/17. EXPANDED 10/20/17
- 10/28/17 & 11/8/17
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Inc. 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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