FDA recall F-2453-2015

Product

Blue Bell SOUR POPS GREEN APPLE Artificially Flavored Frozen Juice Snack Bars High in Vitamin C 6 - 2.5 FL OZ (73 mL) BARS 15 FL 0Z (443 mL) 70 Calories Each

Reason for recall

Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes.

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

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2015-03-13

Report date

2015-07-01

Termination date

2016-11-03

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Brenham, TX, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-2453-2015