Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2597-2015
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 Sherbert Pineapple One Quart Naturally Low Fat
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- all lot codes within expiry
- Quantity
- 1,329,835 units
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-2597-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.