Cedar Crest Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Cedar Crest recalls 3-gallon Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream containers potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should avoid use due to food safety risks.
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The cookie dough used in select ice creams may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Cedar Crest is recalling 3-gallon Monster Cookie: Dough Ice Cream containers that may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected products should not be consumed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22880-cedar-crest-monster-cookie-dough-ice-cream-recall-listeria-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22880-cedar-crest-monster-cookie-dough-ice-cream-recall-listeria-contamination · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1564-2017
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“Cedar Crest Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22880-cedar-crest-monster-cookie-dough-ice-cream-recall-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1564-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1564-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe food poisoning. It is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems, as it can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, severe illness, or death.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Cedar Crest Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream in 3-gallon containers with product code 3826. Infants, pregnant women, and elderly individuals are at higher risk of severe illness from Listeria.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for 3-gallon containers labeled 'Cedar Crest Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream' with product code 3826. The product was sold with the code 3826.
- Brand
Cedar Crest- Category
Food
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class I- Status
Terminated- Distribution
IL, MI, MN, MO, OH, and WI
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots |
|---|---|
| F-1563-2017 | Cedar Crest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream packaged in the following sizes: Pint, 1.5 Quarts, and 3 Gallon; Product Code Date: 3826, 3846, 4346, 4326 |
| F-1564-2017 | Cedar Crest Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream in 3 Gallon container.; Product Code Date: 3826 |
| F-1565-2017 | Cedar Crest Pirate's Bounty Ice Cream 1.5 quarts (1419 mL); Product Code Date: 4346 |
What to do — step by step
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Discard the 3-gallon Cedar Crest Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream container immediately.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
FDA distribution: “IL, MI, MN, MO, OH, and WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1564-2017 (November 11, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1564-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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