The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3109-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Goat Cheese Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Goat Cheese w/Red Cherries ice cream 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest level of recall for serious health hazards. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with severe illness.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling multiple sizes of Goat Cheese w/Red Cherries Ice Cream, including 3-gallon buckets, half-gallon containers, and pints. 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. All lots distributed were between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of 3-gallon buckets, 15,045 units of half-gallon products, and 1,513,227 units of pint-sized products.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific items listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Goat Cheese w/Red Cherries Ice Cream Bucket, 312, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Goat Cheese w/Red Cherries Ice Cream Half Gallon Case, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, half gallon, plastic container, 4 half gallons…
Hazard

Is your product affected?

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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 →

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