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Wilcox Ice Cream recalls all flavors due to possible listeria contamination

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Wilcox Ice Cream recalls all flavors due to possible listeria contamination

Wilcox Ice Cream is recalling all flavors of Wilcox brand ice cream, yogurt and ice cream bars, as well as Leonardo's brand gelato, because the products could be contaminated with listeria, the company said.The New Hampshire Department of Health found that the Arlington, Vermont, ice cream maker's Super Premium Mint Chocolate Chip tested positive for the bacteria during routine testing in September. "As part of our investigation, we determined that preliminary testing showed that the ice cream mix purchased to make our products may contain listeria monocytogenes," Wilcox said in a recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The organism can cause serious, and sometimes fatal, infections in young children, frail or elderly people, as well ...

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