Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-1313-2017·Announced 2017-01-25

Aspen Hills Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recalled for Listeria Risk

Aspen Hills is recalling specific lots of chocolate chip cookie dough potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to 19 US states and Canada.

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 is defined in the rubric as a Critical severity score of 5.

Plain-English summary

Aspen Hills, Inc. is recalling specific packaging configurations of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product includes 30 lb and 10 lb items manufactured in Garner, Iowa. The recall covers specific lot codes and use-by dates ranging from June 2017 to September 2017.

The recalled product was distributed to consumers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. The product was also sent to Canada.

Consumers who have purchased the affected product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is present, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in the following packaging configurations 1) Item 03-3003 NET WT. 30 lb (13.61 kg), Aspen Hills, Inc. Garner, IA 50438; 2) 03-300 NET WT. 10 lb (4.54 kg), Aspen Hills, Inc. Garner, IA 50438; 3) 03-300 NET WT. 10 lb (4.54 kg),
Manufacturer: Aspen Hills, Inc.
Category: Food — Baking Mixes
Hazard: listeria

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 (20)

1) 9134
6/9/17
9229
8/4/17
2) 9130
9141
6/17/17
9150
6/23/17
9166
7/6/17
9178
7/14/17
9230
9250
8/12/17
9263
8/22/17
9328
9/9/17

Distribution

Distributed in 19 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Aspen Hills, 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 19 products in this recall →

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