The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2592-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell No Sugar Added Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Infections

Blue Bell is recalling No Sugar Added Lowfat Ice Cream because 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 Blue Bell No Sugar Added Lowfat Ice Cream Dutch Chocolate in half-gallon (1.89L) containers. The recall involves 1,050,827 units with all lot codes within expiry.

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 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, and Bermuda, among others.

Consumers should stop consuming the recalled product and check their freezers for the specific item. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bell No Sugar Added Lowfat Ice Cream Dutch Chocolate HALF GALLON (1.89L)
Manufacturer
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Category
Food — Ice Cream
Hazard
Affected units
1,050,827

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

Distributed in 24 states:

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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