Blue Bell Ice Cream Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 37,672 units of 3-gallon Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream 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. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls and confirmed illnesses/infections warrant a Critical (5) severity score.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling 37,672 units of Blue Bell Ice Cream Chocolate Peanut Butter 3 Gallon. 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 was distributed across numerous U.S. states, 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, and Nevada. The product was also distributed to 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, St. Croix, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, and Dominica.
Consumers should check their freezers for this specific product. The source text indicates that all lot codes within the expiry date are affected. Consumers should not consume the product and should follow instructions from the recalling firm or local health authorities regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Ice Cream Chocolate Peanut Butter 3 Gallon
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 37,672
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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