The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2550-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Coffee Still a Ice Cream Recalled Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling Coffee Still a 1/2 Gal ice cream after five patients in Kansas were infected with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 Ice Cream Coffee Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) units. The recall involves 1,979,357 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 lot codes are affected, noting only that the recall covers all lot codes within expiry.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, nor does it list specific dates or additional health outcomes beyond the five reported infections.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bell Ice Cream Coffee Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS)
Hazard
Affected units
1,979,357

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 →