Blue Bell Vanilla Ice Cream Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 3 fl oz vanilla ice cream cups 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 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 781,917 units of Blue Bell Ice Cream Vanilla Flavored Natural and Artificial Flavor Added 3 FL OZ (88mL) Institutional/food service tab cups. The recall is being conducted because five patients treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by SKU# 451 and includes all lots within the expiry date. The product was distributed in the states of FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, OH, KY, TN, AL, MS, IN, IL, MT, AR, LA, TX, OK, KS, NM, CO, WY, AZ, and NV, as well as in numerous international locations including Bermuda, Belize, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Dominican Republic, Panama, Turks and Caicos, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Chile, Peru, China, Mexico, Philippines, Tortola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, and Dominica.
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 place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Ice Cream VANILLA FLAVORED NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR ADDED 3 FL OZ (88mL) Institutional/food service tab cups
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 781,917
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# 451
- 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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