The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3134-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream in various sizes 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets, half-gallon containers, and pint sizes. The recall is being conducted 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 recall covers approximately 61,267 three-gallon units, 15,045 half-gallon units, and 1,513,227 pint units. All distributed lots were produced 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 has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream Bucket, 388, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream Half Gallon Case, 411, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, half gallon, plastic container, 4 half gallons per case, froz
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 →