The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3135-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Seven Layer Bar 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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pint sizes. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The affected products include the Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream Bucket (3 gallons), Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream Pint Case (8 pints), and individual Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream Pints. Approximately 61,267 total units of the 3-gallon buckets and 1,513,227 total units of the pint-sized products were distributed. The recall covers lots distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

These 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. Consumers should check their freezers for these products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream Bucket, 393, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Seven Layer Bar Ice Cream Pint Case, 293, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Seven Layer Bar Ice
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 →