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Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
FDA recall F-2446-2015 · Class I · reported 2015-07-01 · Terminated
- Product
- BLUE BELL GREAT DIVIDE BAR CHOCOLATE AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED VANILLA FROZEN DESSERT WITH CHOCOLATE FLAVORED AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED VANILLA COATING 2.75 FL OZ (81 mL)
- Reason
- Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes.
- Quantity
- 2,116,608 units
- Distribution
- 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
- Firm location
- TX, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2015-03-13
- Terminated
- 2016-11-03
- Code info
- SKU #108; All lots within expiry including 052116A, 062816A, 063016A, 082916A, 100616A, 110416A, 110516A, 112416A, 011217A, 011317A
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.