The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1565-2017·Announced 2017-03-22

Cedar Crest Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Cedar Crest Specialties is recalling Pirate's Bounty Ice Cream because the cookie dough used 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 meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Cedar Crest Specialties, Inc. is recalling 10,661 units of Cedar Crest Pirate's Bounty Ice Cream, 1.5 quarts (1419 mL). The recall is due to a potential contamination of the cookie dough used in the product with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product has a Product Code Date of 4346. It was distributed in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their freezers for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
Cedar Crest Pirate's Bounty Ice Cream 1.5 quarts (1419 mL)
Hazard
Affected units
10,661

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)

  • Product Code Date: 4346

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Cedar Crest Specialties, 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 3 products in this recall →

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