The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3128-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream in various 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 Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets, 6-ounce Indie containers, and pint sizes. The recall is issued 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. The source text does not specify the exact number of units recalled or the specific lot codes involved, though it notes that distributed lots were between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific items listed and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund, nor does it report any illnesses associated with the recall.

The recalled product

Product
Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream Bucket, 323, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Roasted Strawberry ButtermilkIce Cream Indie Case, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 6oz, plastic container, 18 containers per case…
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 →

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