Heaps of Love Ice Cream Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Chocolate Shoppe recalls Heaps of Love Ice Cream (3-gallon) with potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected units include UPC 40994-43251 from 11/8/17 to 12/29/17. Consumers should check labels and contact company for details.
Use caution until it’s fixed
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pieces in the ice cream have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. EXPANDED 11/10/2016 Recall has been expanded after being notified by supplier of cookie dough pieces, that their recall was expanded.
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What happened, in plain English
Chocolate Shoppe is recalling Heaps of Love Ice Cream due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the cookie dough pieces. This could cause serious illness, especially for pregnant women, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23028-heaps-of-love-ice-cream-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23028-heaps-of-love-ice-cream-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0572-2017
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“Heaps of Love Ice Cream Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23028-heaps-of-love-ice-cream-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0572-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0572-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections in vulnerable groups. The contamination comes from cookie dough pieces in the ice cream, which may not be visible to the consumer.
Who’s affected
Pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk from Listeria. Most consumers are less likely to be affected.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Heaps of Love Ice Cream, 3-gallon containers with UPC 40994-43251. The product was sold between November 8, 2017 and December 29, 2017.
- Brand
Chocolate Shoppe- Product
Heaps of Love Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-43251- Category
Food
All 5 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
AL, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, WA, WI, WV EXPANDED STATES AFFECTED AL, AZ, CA, FL, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, OH, PA, SC, VT, WA & WI.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-0571-2017 | Cookie Dough Ice Cream packed under the following brand names and sizes: 1. Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company, 3 gallons, UPC 40994-42109 2. Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company, pint; UPC 40994-12109 3. The Baked Bear, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-72093; Code Dates: Product 1: 12/29/17, 12/19/17, 12/13/17, 12/6/17, 11/26/17, and 11/15/17. EXPANDED 10/15/17, 10/21/17, 11/1/17 & 11/8/17. Product 2: 12/13/17, 12/9/17, and 11/26/17. EXPANDED 10/21/17. Product 3: 12/6/17, 11/26/17, and 11/15/17 EXPANDED 10/13/17, 10/15/17, 10/21/17, 11/1/17. | 3,209 3 Gallon Cartons & 816 Pints total EXPANDED 11/10/2016 3,301 3 Gallon Cartons & 984 Pints total |
| F-0572-2017 | Heaps of Love Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-43251; Code Dates: 12/29/17, 11/24/17, and 11/8/17. EXPANDED 10/20/17, 10/28/17 & 11/8/17 | 3,209 3 Gallon Cartons & 816 Pints total EXPANDED 3,301 3 Gallon Cartons & 984 Pints total |
| F-0573-2017 | Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-42487; Code Dates: 12/1/17 and 11/18/17. EXPANDED 10/9/17, 10/18/17 & 11/1/17 | 3,209 3 Gallon Cartons & 816 Pints total EXPANDED 3,301 3 Gallon Cartons & 984 Pints total |
| F-0574-2017 | Sticks & Stones Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-42593; Code Dates: 12/27/17, 12/2/17,and 11/10/17. EXPANDED 10/26/17 | 3,209 3 Gallon Cartons & 816 Pints total EXPANDED 3,301 3 Gallon Cartons & 984 Pints total |
| F-0575-2017 | Yippee Skippee Ice Cream, 3 gallons; UPC 40994-42879; Code Dates: 12/1/17 | 3,209 3 Gallon Cartons & 816 Pints total EXPANDED 3,301 3 Gallon Cartons & 984 Pints total |
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the UPC 40994-43251 on the container to confirm if it's affected.
Contact Company
Reach out to Chocolate Shoppe for further instructions or to return the product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 27 states.
FDA distribution: “AL, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, WA, WI, WV EXPANDED STATES AFFECTED AL, AZ, CA, FL, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, OH, PA, SC, VT, WA & WI.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 10 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.
Questions people ask
Is this ice cream safe to eat?
The ice cream has potential Listeria contamination, so it should not be consumed. Affected units must be discarded or returned.
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- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0572-2017 (October 11, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0572-2017 to see it in context.
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