Blue Bell Sherbet Recalled Due to Listeria Infections in Kansas
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific sherbet products after five patients in Kansas were infected with rare Listeria strains.
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 Class I, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score due to reported illness and high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling Blue Bell Sherbet Rainbow Lime, Orange & Strawberry One Pint (473 mL) containers. The recall involves 3,018,006 units distributed across numerous U.S. states and international locations, including Bermuda, Belize, and various countries in the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean.
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 source text does not specify which exact product lots or expiration dates are affected, noting only that all lots within expiry are involved.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific item described. While the source text does not provide explicit disposal instructions, standard FDA guidance for Listeria recalls typically advises discarding the product or returning it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Sherbet Rainbow Lime, Orange & Strawberry One Pint (473 mL)
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Frozen Desserts
- Affected units
- 3,018,006
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 (1)
- 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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