The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2500-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Rocky Mountain Road Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling Rocky Mountain Road ice cream 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 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 Blue Bell Rocky Mountain Road One Pint (473 mL) ice cream. The recall involves 3,280,032 units distributed across numerous U.S. states and international locations. 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 includes all lot codes within the expiry date. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bell Rocky Mountain Road One Pint (473 mL)
Hazard
Affected units
3,280,032

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.

See all 286 products in this recall →