The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-3099-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Buttercup Pumpkin Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Buttercup Pumpkin w/Amaretti Cookies ice cream in pint and gallon sizes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Buttercup Pumpkin w/Amaretti Cookies Ice Cream in pint and 3-gallon bucket 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 gallon-sized units and 1,513,227 pint-sized units. All lots were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers should discard the recalled ice cream or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Buttercup Pumpkin w/Amaretti Cookies Ice Cream Bucket, 304, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Buttercup Pumpkin w/Amaretti Cookies Ice Cream Pint Case, 204, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8
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 →