Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-3133-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Salty Vanilla Custard Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Salty Vanilla Custard ice cream in 3-gallon buckets and pints 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 at least 4. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the rubric specifies that FDA Class I recalls are Critical (Score 5).

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Salty Vanilla Custard ice cream. The products are available in 3-gallon plastic buckets and pint-sized plastic containers, either individually packed or in cases of eight pints. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products.

The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected lots were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. Distribution was national, reaching consumers 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.

Consumers who have these products should check the lot dates and packaging to see if they match the recalled items. If the product is part of the recall, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The source text does not specify a particular lot number or expiration date format to check, only the distribution date range.

The recalled product

Product: Salty Vanilla Custard Bucket, 336, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Salty Vanilla Custard Pint Case, 236, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Salty Vanilla Custard…
Manufacturer: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC
Category: Food — Ice Cream
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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