Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific pint and half-pint sizes of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 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 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 One Pint (473 mL) and Half Pint sizes of Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. The recall involves 6,789,640 units with all lot codes within expiry. The product was distributed across numerous U.S. states, including Florida, Georgia, and Texas, as well as various international locations such as Bermuda, Belize, and Mexico.
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. This bacterial infection is the specific reason for the market withdrawal of the affected cookie dough products.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough should check their freezers for the specific pint and half-pint sizes. If the product is found, consumers should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The source text does not provide specific instructions on how to identify the lot codes, but notes that all lot codes within expiry are affected.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough One Pint (473 mL) and Half Pint Size
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Desserts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 6,789,640
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 lot codes 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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