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.
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 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
- 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
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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