DZ Cookie Cone - Single Serve Snack Item recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

March 13, 2015

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. recalls DZ 3 oz. Cookie Cone - Single Serve Snack Item; DZ 3.6 oz. Cookie Cone - Single Serve Snack Item; DZ 4 oz. Nutzo Cone _…

Recall number

F-2706-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.

Sold / 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, Philippin…

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.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

DZ 3 oz. Cookie Cone - Single Serve Snack Item; DZ 3.6 oz. Cookie Cone - Single Serve Snack Item; DZ 4 oz. Nutzo Cone _ Single Serve Snack Item; 12 Pak Mini Country Cones, Vanilla; 12 Pak Mini Party Cones