The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3103-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Chocomole Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Chocomole ice cream in pint and gallon sizes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Chocomole 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 include Chocomole Ice Cream Pints and 3-gallon Buckets. The recall covers approximately 61,267 gallon-sized units and 1,513,227 pint-sized units. 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.

Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products and stop consuming them if found. The source text does not specify additional consumer instructions beyond the recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
Chocomole Ice Cream Bucket, 399, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Chocomole Ice Cream Pint Case, 299, Jenis' Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Chocomole Ice Cream Pint…
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.

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