Blue Bell Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 3-gallon Sea Salt Caramel 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 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 15,122 units of Blue Bell Ice Cream Sea Salt Caramel 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 24 U.S. states, including Florida, Georgia, and Texas, as well as numerous international locations such as Bermuda, Belize, and Mexico. The recall covers all lot codes within the expiry date.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific 3-gallon Sea Salt Caramel variety. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The source text does not provide specific instructions on how to contact the company for further assistance.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Ice Cream Sea Salt Caramel 3 Gallon
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 15,122
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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