Jeni's Backyard Mint Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Backyard Mint Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pints due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.
Plain-English summary
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Backyard Mint Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pint sizes. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include the 3-gallon plastic buckets and pint-sized containers, both individually packed and frozen. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products. All lots distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015, are included in this recall.
The 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 has been reported. Consumers should check their freezers for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Backyard Mint Ice Cream Bucket, 302, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Backyard Mint Ice Cream Pint Case, 214, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Backyard Mint Ice Cream
- 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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