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)
Recalling firm: Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
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.
The exact 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)
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Original FDA code information
SKU #108; All lots within expiry including 052116A, 062816A, 063016A, 082916A, 100616A, 110416A, 110516A, 112416A, 011217A, 011317A
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2446-2015
- Event ID
- 70738
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Mar 13, 2015
- Reported
- Jul 1, 2015
- Classified
- Jun 19, 2015
- Terminated
- Nov 3, 2016
- Quantity
- 2,116,608 units
- Location
- Brenham, TX, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
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
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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