Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-2447-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Frozen Juice Snack Bar Recalled Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific lots of Sour Pop Green Apple Frozen Juice Snack Bars after five patients in Kansas were infected with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 source text explicitly states that five patients were infected with Listeria monocytogenes, and the agency classification is FDA Class I, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling 3,551,724 units of Blue Bell Sour Pop Green Apple Artificially Flavored Frozen Juice Snack Bar, 2.5 fl oz (73 mL). The recall affects specific lots with SKU #221, including lot codes 103116A, 111416A, 12016A, 121916A, 010817A, 010917A, 011517A, 011617A, 012717A, 012817A, 012917A, 013017A, and 030917A.

The recall was initiated after 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 various international locations.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected product and lot codes. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but standard recall procedures apply.

The recalled product

Product: BLUE BELL SOUR POP GREEN APPLE ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED FROZEN JUICE SNACK BAR 2.5 FL OZ (73 mL)
Manufacturer: Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Category: Food — Frozen Desserts
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 3,551,724

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 (14)

SKU #221
All lots within expiry including 103116A
111416A
12016A
121916A
010817A
010917A
011517A
011617A
012717A
012817A
012917A
013017A
030917A

Distribution

Distributed in 24 states:

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.

See all 286 products in this recall →

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