Jeni's Rum Ball Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Rum Ball Ice Cream products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Rum Ball 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 products and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products.
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 distributed lots were produced between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. No international distribution was reported.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Rum Ball Ice Cream Bucket, 384, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Rum Ball Ice Cream Pint Case, 284, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Rum Ball Ice Cream Pint, Jeni's S
- Manufacturer
- Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- 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
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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