Blue Bell Lime Sherbert Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 3-gallon Lime Sherbert after five patients in Kansas were infected with rare Listeria strains.
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 3,119 units of Blue Bell Lime Sherbert 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 various international locations, including 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 who have purchased this product should check their lot codes against the recall information provided by the manufacturer. The source text indicates that all lot codes within the expiry date are affected. Consumers should not consume the product and should contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Blue Bell Lime Sherbert 3 Gallon
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Frozen Dessert
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,119
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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