The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0873-2017·Announced 2017-01-18

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.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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)

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Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

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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