Jeni's Wintermint Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Wintermint ice cream buckets due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units distributed across 18 U.S. states.
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. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Wintermint ice cream in 3-gallon plastic buckets. The product is being recalled because it 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 recall affects approximately 61,267 total units of the 3-gallon Wintermint product. These units were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. The product was sold 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 purchased this product should discard it or return it 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 may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wintermint Bucket, 310, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen.
- 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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