The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3113-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Key Lime Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Key Lime ice cream products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard the product or return it for a refund.

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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Key Lime ice cream products, including 3-gallon buckets and pint containers, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon bucket product and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized product.

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. No international distribution was reported.

Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Key Lime Bucket, 337, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Key Lime Pint Case, 237, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Key Lime Pint, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, p
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 →