The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2657-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Rocky Road Ice Cream Recalled Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 3-gallon Rocky Road ice cream after five patients in Kansas were infected with rare Listeria strains.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I and involves reported infections with Listeria monocytogenes, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling 39,386 units of Blue Bell Ice Cream Rocky Road 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, Arizona, 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 the recalled product. The source text indicates that all lot codes within the expiry date are affected. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bell Ice Cream Rocky Road 3 Gallon
Manufacturer
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Category
Food — Ice Cream
Hazard
Affected units
39,386

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.

See all 286 products in this recall →

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