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Nestle Ice Cream Recalled

In a recent news release, Nestle products Drumstick Club 16 count Variety Pack and 24 count Vanilla Pack were recalled due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria can cause serious illness (sometimes even death) in young children, the elderly, and other people with weakened immune systems. A Listeria infection can also cause pregnant women to experience miscarriages or stillbirths. Symptoms of this infection include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Affected products contain 4.6 fluid ounce cones. Check the FDA Recall Alert to see production codes included in this food recall.

CESAR Dog Food Recalled

Mars Petcare U.S. issued a voluntary recall of specific CESAR® Classics Filet Mignon Flavor products. There is the potential presence of hard white plastic pieces in the food. Consumers may have purchased CESAR® Classics Filet Mignon individually of in a flavor variety multipack. The Lot Codes listed below are the only affected products. All other CESAR® products can be safely consumed.

Check the FDA Recall Alert to see lot codes included in this dog food recall.

Turkey Hill Ice Cream Recalled

Turkey Hill Dairy has recalled Dutch Chocolate Premium Ice Cream products. The 48 ounce containers may contain Rocky Road Premium Ice Cream rather than Dutch Chocolate Premium Ice Cream as the label claims. Rocky Road contains almonds and eggs which may be a health risk to those with allergies to these foods. If you do not have either of these allergies, then the ice cream poses no health risk to you.

Check the FDA Recall Alert to view the UPC codes included in this ice cream recall.

Blue Bell Ice Cream Recalled

Blue Bell Ice Cream voluntarily recalled all products that list cookie dough as an ingredient. Aspen Hills, a third party supplier of cookie dough, reported a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were produced between February 2 and September 7 of this year.

The following products are included in this ice cream recall:

• Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• Blue Bell Cookie Two Step
• Blue Bell Blue Monster
• Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Blue Bell Krazy Kookie Dough

Recalled ice cream products were distributed in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Consumers should not consume these recalled products, and Blue Bell encouraged the return of the recalled ice cream to place of purchase in exchange for full refunds. Read further specifics about this recall in the FDA Food Recall.

Nutrisystem Bars Recalled

Nutrisystem, Inc., is recalling Nutricrush Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bars which are manufactured by Noble Foods, Inc. The chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient, supplied by a third party supplier, may potentially contain Listeria monocytogenes.

The Nutricrush Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bars were distributed to stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont, as well as online through Amazon.com and Walmart.com. Only one code date is affected by this recall: UPC 6 32674 85579 4, Enjoy by Aug 22 2017 and Lot Code NF082216A.

Customers should not eat the recalled bars and are encouraged to return these products to place of purchase for a full refund.