The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2728-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Blue Bell Lemonade Pops Recalled Due to Listeria Infections

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling 12 Pak Lemonade Pops 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 112,704 units of 12 Pak Lemonade Pops. 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 in 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 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. The recall includes all lot codes within the expiry date.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and check with their retailer for a refund or replacement. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
12 Pak Lemonade Pops
Hazard
Affected units
112,704

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 →