The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-3102-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Cherry Lambic Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Cherry Lambic ice cream products 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 illnesses, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Cherry Lambic Ice Cream products, including 3-gallon buckets, pint cases, and individual pints, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon products and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products.

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. All lots distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015, are included in this recall. No international distribution has been reported.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop consuming them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Cherry Lambic Ice Cream Bucket, 328, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Cherry Lambic Ice Cream Pint Case, 228, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Cherry Lambic Ice C
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 →