Blue Bell 24 Pak Bullets Recalled Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 24 Pak Bullets and Sugar Free Bullets 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 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 24 Pak Bullets and 24 Pak Sugar Free Bullets. The recall involves 3,628,922 units with all lot codes within expiry. The products were distributed across numerous US 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 as a Class I recall.
Consumers should stop using the recalled products and check their pantries for these specific items. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund procedures.
The recalled product
- Product
- 24 Pak Bullets; 24 Pak Sugar Free Bullets
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Desserts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,628,922
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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