The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0465-2024·Announced 2023-11-29

Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream Recalled for Aluminum and Steel Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream Buttercream Birthday Cake is recalled for potential aluminum and stainless steel pieces in the product. Consumers should stop consuming and return all affected packages.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source identifies potential metal contamination in a food product, which poses direct choking and injury risks. As a theoretical hazard without any reported illnesses or injuries, this meets the High severity criterion for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Buttercream Birthday Cake Ice Cream packaged in paperboard pint cups due to potential contamination with aluminum and stainless steel pieces. Approximately 58,473.88 cases have been distributed to all US states.

Metal fragments in ice cream pose risks of choking and mouth or throat injury. The affected product has batch or lot numbers 23-004, 23-087, 23-088, 23-118, and 23-215.

Consumers should stop consuming this product immediately and return it to their retailer for a refund or replacement. For additional information, contact the manufacturer, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC, or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The recalled product

Product
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream: Buttercream Birthday Cake Ice Cream packaged in paperboard pint cups with heat seals and paper lids - 8 pints per case
Manufacturer
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • choking

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (6)

  • Batch/Lot Numbers: 23-004
  • 23-087
  • 23-088
  • 23-118
  • 23-215 Product Numbers: 5015b (case)
  • 1064b (pint) Manufacturer Number: 26-012

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.