Blue Bell No Sugar Added MOOO BARS Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell is recalling No Sugar Added MOOO 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 agency classification is 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 5,232,756 units of No Sugar Added MOOO BARS. The product is an artificially flavored vanilla no sugar added lowfat ice cream with chocolate flavored coating, sold in 12-pack cartons of 2 FL OZ bars.
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 lots include 111116A, 122916A, 123016A, 022317A, 030217A, and 030317A, as well as all lots within expiry.
The product was distributed in numerous U.S. states and international locations. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell No Sugar Added MOOO BARS Not a reduced calorie food. See Nutrition information for calorie, sugar, total fat and saturated fat content. Artificially Flavored Vanilla No Sugar Added Lowfat Ice Cream with Chocolate Flavored Coating 12 2 FL OZ (59 mL) 90 Calories Each
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 5,232,756
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 (7)
- SKU #343
- All lots within expiry including 111116A
- 122916A
- 123016A
- 022317A
- 030217A
- 030317A
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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