The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0575-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

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.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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
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.

See all 5 products in this recall →