Jeni's Watermelon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt Recalled for Listeria Risk
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Watermelon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Watermelon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt products, including 3-gallon buckets and pint containers, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 61,267 units of the 3-gallon bucket product and approximately 1,513,227 units of the pint-sized product.
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 between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015, are included in this recall. No international distribution has been reported.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific Watermelon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt items and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. 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
- Watermelon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt Bucket, 817, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Watermelon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt Pint Case, 717, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case…
- Manufacturer
- Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Desserts
- 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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