The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-3159-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Banana Pudding Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling specific Banana Pudding products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Banana Pudding ice cream products, including 3-gallon buckets and pint containers. 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. All lots distributed were between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. Approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products are included in this recall.

Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products and stop consuming them if they match the recalled descriptions. Individuals who have consumed the product and are experiencing symptoms of Listeria infection should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Banana Pudding Bucket, 811, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Banana Pudding Pint Case, 711, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case, frozen. Banana Pudding Pint, Jeni's Splendid 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 →

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