The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2545-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Ice Cream Century Sundae Recalled Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling Century Sundae Still a 1/2 Gal containers because 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I and involves reported infections with Listeria monocytogenes in five patients, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling Blue Bell Ice Cream Century Sundae Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) units. The recall involves 655,770 units with all lot codes within expiry. The product was distributed across numerous U.S. states and international locations, 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, Arizona, Nevada, 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 and St. Croix, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, and Dominica.

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. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it immediately. They should check their freezers for the specific product and lot codes within expiry and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bell Ice Cream Century Sundae Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS)
Hazard
Affected units
655,770

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 →