Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-3112-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The rubric mandates a score of at least 4 for FDA Class I recalls.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling multiple formats of Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso Ice Cream, including 3-gallon buckets, 6-ounce Indie 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. No international distribution was reported. The lots involved were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop consuming them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of 3-gallon buckets, 57,719 units of 6-ounce Indies, and 1,513,227 units of pints.

The recalled product

Product: Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso Ice Cream Bucket, 347, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso Ice Cream Indie Case, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 6oz, plastic container, 18 containers per…
Manufacturer: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC
Category: Food — Dairy / Ice Cream
Hazard: listeria

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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