Blue Bell Creameries Recalls Vanilla and Chocolate Cups Due to Listeria Infections
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific vanilla and chocolate cup products after five patients in Kansas were infected with rare Listeria monocytogenes 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 18,633,232 units of 12 Pak Dutch Chocolate and Homemade Vanilla Cups, 12 Pak Homemade Vanilla Cups, and DZ Homemade Vanilla Cups - Single Serve Snack Item. 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 products were 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, Arizona, and Nevada. Distribution also extended to international locations such as 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 these products should check their lot codes, as all lot codes within the expiry date are affected. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but consumers should generally avoid consuming recalled food products and contact the manufacturer or local health authorities for further guidance.
The recalled product
- Product
- 12 Pak Dutch Chocolate and Homemade Vanilla Cups; 12 Pak Homemade Vanilla Cups; DZ Homemade Vanilla Cups - Single Serve Snack Item
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Frozen Desserts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 18,633,232
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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