Ice Cream, Cookie Dough Recalls: Aspen Hills Expands Listeria Recall

Two Midwest ice cream makers have voluntarily recalled some of their products after an Iowa supplier, Aspen Hills Inc., expanded its recall of products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and people with weakened immune systems.

Michigan-based House of Flavors is recalling certain 3-gallon containers of Ashby’s Sterling Peanut Butter Landslide Ice Cream because the cookie dough used to make it may have the contaminant, according to a news release. The affected containers have an item number of 7305 and lot Number #16195, according to a news release.

No other Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream or House of Flavors products are included in the recall. The product was sold to distributors and ice cream shops nationally.

Distributors and ice cream shops with product matching this lot number should dispose of the product and contact their distributors for a full refund. Anyone requiring more information should contact House of Flavors consumer affairs at (800) 930-7740, extension 2229, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. (EST).

Cedar Crest Specialties Inc., a Wisconsin company, is recalling Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Monster Cookie and Pirate's Bounty ice cream flavors, bearing the following product name, product code dates, and container sizes:

Aspen Hills notified the company of the possible contamination of cookie dough used in the products on Nov. 10.

The affected products were distributed in retail stores throughout the Midwest. Cedar Crest Specialties is taking immediate steps to recall all affected products, as a voluntary, preventative safety measure.

Customers who have purchased Cedar Crest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Monster Cookie and/or Pirate's Bounty flavors, bearing the affected Product Code dates and container sizes, are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Questions may be directed to (888) 628-0730, Monday-Friday between 8AM and 4PM Central Time.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

To date, no illnesses have been reported related to this recall.

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