The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3100-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Recalls Cedarwood Vanilla Ice Cream for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Cedarwood Vanilla Ice Cream in various sizes 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4. The presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants a Critical rating due to the severe health risks associated with listeriosis.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Cedarwood Vanilla Ice Cream. The affected products include 3-gallon buckets, pint cases, and individual pints. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products. These 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. No international distribution was reported.

All affected lots were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cedarwood Vanilla Ice Cream Bucket, 398, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Cedarwood Vanilla Ice Cream Pint Case, 298, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Cedarwood V
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 →