The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3119-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Recalls Oregon Fir Ice Cream Due to Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Oregon Fir 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 source text identifies the agency classification as 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 recalling Oregon Fir Ice Cream in pint and gallon sizes because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes 3-gallon buckets and pint containers, both individually packed and in cases of eight pints.

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 should check their freezers for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Oregon Fir Ice Cream Bucket, 363, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Oregon Fir Ice Cream Pint Case, 263, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Oregon Fir Ice Cream…
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.

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