The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-3213-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Eggnog Special Pint Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Eggnog Special Pints due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard the product.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Eggnog Special Pints because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is a pint-sized, individually packed, frozen ice cream in a plastic container.

The recall covers approximately 1,513,227 total units of pint-sized products. Distribution was national, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. All distributed lots were produced between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Eggnog Special Pint, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, individually packed, frozen.
Hazard
Affected units
1,513,227

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 →

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