Blue Bell Rainbow Freeze Bars Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific Rainbow Freeze Bar products because 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 five patients infected with Listeria monocytogenes, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling specific single-serve and institutional Rainbow Freeze Bar products. The recall involves 2,639,391 units distributed across 24 U.S. states and numerous international locations. The affected products include the DZ Rainbow Freeze Bar, DZ Rainbow Pop Up, 24 Pak Mini Rainbows, and DZ Mini Rainbow.
The recall was initiated after five patients treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify the exact lot codes, stating only that all lot codes within expiry are affected.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their inventory for the specific items listed. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but consumers should generally avoid consuming recalled food items.
The recalled product
- Product
- DZ Rainbow Freeze Bar - Single Serve Snack Item; DZ Rainbow Pop Up - Single Serve Snack Item; 24 Pak Mini Rainbows; DZ Mini Rainbow - Institutional Snack Item
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Desserts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,639,391
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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