The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2675-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Pineapple Sherbert Recalled Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 3-gallon Pineapple Sherbert because 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 source text explicitly states that five patients were infected with Listeria monocytogenes, and the agency classification is FDA Class I, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling 6,718 units of Blue Bell Pineapple Sherbert 3 Gallon. The recall was initiated after five patients treated in a single hospital in Kansas were found to be 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 Arizona. 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 notice. 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 or a healthcare provider if they have questions regarding the recall or potential exposure.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bell Pineapple Sherbert 3 Gallon
Hazard
Affected units
6,718

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.

See all 286 products in this recall →