Blue Bell Sherbert Lime One Quart Naturally Low Fat

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. recalled Blue Bell Sherbert Lime One Quart Naturally Low Fat in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Mar 13, 2015.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "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." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Brenham, TX. The recall covers 1,050,366 units of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Jul 1, 2015), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.