The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3163-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Recalls Batdorf Coffee Ice Cream Due to Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Batdorf Coffee w/ Cream & Sugar ice cream in pint and 3-gallon sizes because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) according to the rubric, regardless of reported illness counts.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific sizes of Batdorf Coffee w/ Cream & Sugar ice cream. The recalled products include the 3-gallon plastic bucket and the pint-sized plastic container. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected lots were distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon buckets and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized products. 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 who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific items listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Batdorf Coffee w/ Cream & Sugar Bucket, 383, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Batdorf Coffee w/ Cream & Sugar Pint, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, individually packed, frozen.
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 →