The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3146-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Torrone Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Torrone Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pints 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 source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Torrone Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pint sizes because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products.

The affected lots were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. Distribution was national, including 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 specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Torrone Ice Cream Bucket, 378, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Torrone Ice Cream Pint Case, 278, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Torrone Ice Cream Pint, Jeni's Sple
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 →