Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. is recalling Yippee Skippee 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 agency classification is 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 voluntarily recalling Yippee Skippee Ice Cream, 3 gallons, UPC 40994-42879. 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 has a code date of 12/1/17. The recall covers 3,209 3-gallon cartons and 816 pints, with an expanded total of 3,301 3-gallon cartons and 984 pints.
The product was distributed in 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 should check their freezers for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Yippee Skippee Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-42879
- 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 (1)
- Code Dates: 12/1/17
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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