The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3192-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Blue Raspberry Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Blue Raspberry Ice Cream products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 FDA classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criterion for a Critical severity score (5) due to the potential for serious adverse health consequences or death from Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Blue Raspberry Ice Cream products, including 3-gallon buckets and pints, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers approximately 61,267 three-gallon units and 1,513,227 pint units distributed nationally in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the affected Blue Raspberry Ice Cream buckets or pints. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific lot numbers are provided in the source text, so consumers should verify product details with the retailer or manufacturer if necessary.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Raspberry Ice Bucket, 818, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Blue Raspberry Ice 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 →