Blue Bell Ice Cream Dutch Chocolate One Pint (473mL) and Half Pint Size

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2463-2015) was formally reported on July 1, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 13, 2015. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Brenham, TX. Federal records indicate 13,701,935 units units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: 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…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 11 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.