The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3194-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Orchid Vanilla Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Orchid Vanilla Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwiches 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 mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of mitigating factors.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Orchid Vanilla Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwiches and Mini Orchid Vanilla Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwiches. The recall is issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include 5oz sandwiches in paper boxes (14 boxes per case) and mini sandwiches in paper boxes (8 sleeves per case). Approximately 236,267 total units of regular-sized sandwich products and 16,814 total units of mini sandwich products are involved. All lots distributed were between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

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 was reported. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Orchid Vanilla Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwich Case, 503, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 5oz sandwich, paper box, 14 boxes per case, frozen. Mini Orchid Vanilla Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwich Case, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, mini Sandwich, paper box, 8 sleeves per case…
Hazard

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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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