The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-3208-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Mini Lemon-Orchid Ice Cream Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Mini Lemon-Orchid Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers approximately 16,814 units distributed in 18 US states.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling Mini Lemon-Orchid Sandwiches because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes Mini Lemon-Orchid Sandwich Cases (paper box, 8 sleeves per case) and Mini Lemon-Orchid Sandwich Sleeves (plastic bag, 7 sandwiches per sleeve). The products are frozen.

Approximately 16,814 total units of all mini sandwich products are affected. The distribution was national, covering 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. All lots distributed were between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Mini Lemon-Orchid Sandwich Case, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, mini Sandwich, paper box, 8 sleeves per case, frozen. Mini Lemon-Orchid Sandwich Sleeve, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, mini Sandwich, plastic bag, 7 sandwiches per sleeve, frozen.
Hazard
Affected units
16,814

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 →