Blue Bell Ice Cream Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific ice cream products due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes from a supplier.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling Blue Bell Ice Cream Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in Half Gallon, Pint, and 3 Gallon sizes. The recall also includes Cookie Two Step ice Cream, Krazy Kookie Dough, and Blue Monster products. These items are being recalled because they contain cookie dough supplied by Aspen Hills, Inc., which has the potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The recall covers all codes for the 4,288,629 units involved.
Consumers should stop using the affected products and check their freezers for these specific items. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BELL(R) ICE CREAM Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Half Gallon, Pint, and 3 Gallon sizes.
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4,288,629
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 (1)
- all codes
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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