Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-3129-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Recalls Roxbury Road Ice Cream Due to Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Roxbury Road ice cream products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling specific varieties of Roxbury Road ice cream, including 3-gallon buckets and pint-sized containers. The recall is being conducted because the products 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 included in the recall were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the affected items. The source text does not provide specific instructions on disposal or return, but consumers should generally avoid consuming potentially contaminated food.

The recalled product

Product: Roxbury Road Ice Cream Bucket, 362, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Roxbury Road Ice Cream Pint Case, 262, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Roxbury Road Ice Cream…
Manufacturer: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC
Category: Food — Frozen Desserts
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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