Blue Bell Chocolate Ice Cream Cups Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling chocolate ice cream tab cups after five patients in Kansas were infected with rare Listeria strains.
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 Blue Bell Ice Cream CHOCOLATE 3 FL OZ (88mL) Institutional/food service tab cups. The recall involves 447,310 units of the product, identified by SKU# 453, with all lots within their expiry dates.
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 product was distributed across 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, and Nevada, as well as various international locations.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific SKU and lot information. If the product matches the description, it should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Ice Cream CHOCOLATE 3 FL OZ (88mL) Institutional/food service tab cups
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
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 (2)
- SKU# 453
- All lots within expiry
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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