Recall on Weight Watchers Frozen Dessert

There is a recall on one of Weight Watchers’ frozen food products. According to the product recall notice on the Food and Drug Administration’s website, one hundred thousand cases of “Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae” frozen desserts are being recalled after “Aspen Hills, the supplier of the cookie dough pieces used as an ingredient in, reported positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes.”

“Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.”

There have been no consumer complaints or reports of illness related to this issue to date, but consumers are urged to “self-monitor for symptoms” as the infection can “take up to 70 days after exposure to develop.” Seek immediate medical attention and inform your doctor about the possible exposure to the pathogen.

Check the recall notice for date codes and other label information.