CLASS II Food recall · Reported 5 Dec 2012 · FDA Enforcement Report
Mercer's Ice Cream Old Fashioned Cookie Dough, Half Gallon recalled
Quality Dairy Farms is recalling Mercer's Ice Cream Old Fashioned Cookie Dough, Half Gallon, distributed in New York. The recall was initiated on 13 Oct 2011 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0727-2013
- FDA event ID
- 60965
- Recalling firm
- Quality Dairy Farms, Boonville, NY
- Brand
- Mercer's
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 13 Oct 2011
- FDA classified
- 23 Nov 2012
- Reported
- 5 Dec 2012
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
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- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Product category
- Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2011 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 23 Nov 2012 | Classified by FDA | +407 days |
| 5 Dec 2012 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The ice cream product contained soy lecithin (the ingredient statement listed lecithin only).
Product as listed by the FDA
Mercer's Ice Cream Old Fashioned Cookie Dough, Half Gallon, (1.89 Liter), UPC 036667 200231
Where it was distributed
Upstate New York
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
The ice cream product contained soy lecithin (the ingredient statement listed lecithin only).
Which lots are affected?
1243, 1236, 1208, 1224, 1203, 1214
Where was it sold?
Upstate New York
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
2 other products · FDA event 60965| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS II | Mercer's Ice Cream N' Coffee Fudge, Half Gallon recalledMercer's | Quality Dairy Farms | Other | NY | |
| CLASS II | Mercer's Ice Cream Cookies 'N Cream, Half Gallon recalledMercer's | Quality Dairy Farms | Other | NY |
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