Class IF-2564-2015

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Blue Bell Ice Cream Lemon Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS)

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: all lot codes within expiry
Quantity: 248,526 uniits

Why it was recalled

Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm: Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 1101 S Blue Bell Rd, Brenham, Texas 77833-4413

Distribution

Distribution pattern: FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, OH, KY, TN, AL, MS, IN, IL, MT, AR, LA, TX, Ok, KS, NM, CO, WY, AZ, NV and Bermuda, Belize, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Dominican Republic, Panama, Turks and Caicos, Haiti, Trinadad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Chile, Peru, China, Mexico, Philippines, Tortola, St. Thomas and St. Croix, Anguilla, St, Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, and Dominica

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2015-03-13
FDA classified: 2015-06-19
Posted by FDA: 2015-07-01
Terminated: 2016-11-03
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2564-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.