The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3098-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Brown Butter Almond Brittle Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Brown Butter Almond Brittle Ice Cream due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Brown Butter Almond Brittle Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pint sizes. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed nationally in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products. All lots distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015, are included in this recall.

Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Brown Butter Almond Brittle Ice Cream Bucket, 308, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Brown Butter Almond Brittle Ice Cream Pint Case, 253, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, fr
Hazard

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 (3)

  • All lots distributed were between July 1
  • 2013 and April 22
  • 2015.

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 134 recalled by Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC 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 134 products in this recall →