Blue Bell Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 3-gallon Mint Chocolate Chip 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 99,788 units of Blue Bell Ice Cream Mint Chocolate Chip 3 Gallon. The recall affects all lot codes within the expiry date. The product was distributed across 24 U.S. states and numerous international locations, including Bermuda, Belize, and various countries in the Middle East, Latin America, 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 product caused the infections, but the recall is associated with this specific product line.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific 3-gallon Mint Chocolate Chip variety. If found, consumers should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund procedures beyond the standard recall context.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Ice Cream Mint Chocolate Chip 3 Gallon
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 99,788
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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