The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2687-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Cookie Cone Recall Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling DZ 4 oz. Cookie Cones 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 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 DZ 4 oz. Cookie Cone - Institutional Snack products. The recall involves 1,112,532 units with all lot codes within expiry. The products were distributed across numerous U.S. states and international locations, 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, Nevada, and Bermuda, Belize, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Dominican Republic, Panama, Turks and Caicos, Haiti, Trinadad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Chile, Peru, China, Mexico, Philippines, Tortola, St. Thomas and St. Croix, Anguilla, St, Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, and Dominica.

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 agency has classified this recall as Class I.

Consumers should check their inventory for the affected product and stop using it immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but standard safety protocols for Listeria recalls generally advise discarding the product or contacting the manufacturer for guidance.

The recalled product

Product
DZ 4 oz. Cookie Cone - Institutional Snack
Hazard
Affected units
1,112,532

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 →