Blue Bell Country Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling Country Cookie ice cream sandwiches after five patients in Kansas were infected with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, and the source text explicitly reports that five patients were infected with Listeria monocytogenes, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling approximately 3,008,184 units of Blue Bell Country Cookie Vanilla Ice Cream & Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches (5.75 FL OZ). The recall involves SKU #196 and includes all lots within the expiry date, specifically 120816A, 121116A, 121216A, 011917A, and 012017A.
The recall was initiated because five patients treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in numerous U.S. states, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana, Illinois, Montana, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and Nevada, as well as in various international locations.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund procedures, but consumers are advised to check their inventory for the specific SKU and lot numbers listed.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BELL COUNTRY COOKIE VANILLA ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE SANDWICH 5.75 FL OZ (170 mL)
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,008,184
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)
- SKU #196
- All lots within expiry including 120816A
- 121116A
- 121216A
- 011917A
- 012017A
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 286 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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