Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. FDA recall records
The FDA has published 294 food recall enforcement records naming Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. between 2015 and 2025, covering 6 separate recall events. The firm is recorded in Texas. Data last updated 2 September 2026.
- Records of 29,386
- 294
- Share of all recalls
- 1%
- Class I of 294
- 290
- Reported between
- 2015 to 2025
What is different about Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
The hazard that separates Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. from the national picture is listeria monocytogenes: 98.6% of these records name it, against 25.5% of all FDA food recalls.
By product, Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is weighted toward ice cream and frozen desserts: 67% of the records here against 5.9% across the corpus.
Recalls at Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. are more often the serious kind: 98.6% are Class I, where the FDA judges there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences, against 44% of all records.
A recall at Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. stays open a median of 601 days between the report and termination, against 215 days for the corpus as a whole. Termination follows the firm accounting for every unit of the affected lot.
These recalls stay local: 0% state nationwide distribution, against 20.7% across the corpus.
A single recall here covers far more records than usual: 49 enforcement records per FDA event, against 3.7 across the corpus. The agency opens one record per product code, so this is a sign of broad product lines rather than of repeated failures.
What these records are
Every record on this page was published by the FDA in the openFDA food enforcement database. 294 records cover 6 recall events, because the agency opens one record per product code: a single recall of a product line with many codes appears here many times.
290 of these records are Class I, 3 Class II and 1 Class III. A recall count is not a safety score. Most FDA food recalls are initiated by the firm itself, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a food safety plan is built to produce.
What was recalled for
A single record can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap.
By year
Counts are by the date the FDA reported the enforcement action. That date runs behind the date a firm started a recall, so the most recent year is always partial.
Where the recalling firms are
The state is the location of the recalling firm, not where the product was sold. Distribution is recorded separately on each record.
Most recently reported
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream cartons with a Moo-llennium Crunch lid. Packaging contains Moo-llennium crunch. Packaged in half gallon cartons (1.89 L) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | undeclared almond, walnut, and pecan. | Class II |
| 2019-11-06 | Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream packaged in a 1/2 Gallon (2 Qts) paperboard cup & lid (4 units per corrugated sleeve, 77 sleeves per pallet). | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Possible foreign material in product. | Class II |
| 2018-07-18 | Blue Bell Ice Cream, Brand Homemade Vanilla Flavored, 3 FL OZ (88 mL), Cups, 24 per box, This Unit Not Labeled For Retail Sale | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Vanilla ice cream not labeled for individual sale was distributed to stores for individual sale. They are therefore missing a nutrition facts panel, an ingredients statement , and they do not declare the presence of the major food allergen milk | Class III |
| 2017-01-18 | BLUE BELL(R) ICE CREAM Blue Monster, 3 Gallons | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | All ice cream products, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cookie Two Step ice Cream, Krazy Kookie Dough, and Blue Monster, containing cookie dough supplied by Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for them to contain Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2017-01-18 | BLUE BELL(R) ICE CREAM Cookie Two Step, Half Gallon and Pint sizes | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | All ice cream products, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cookie Two Step ice Cream, Krazy Kookie Dough, and Blue Monster, containing cookie dough supplied by Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for them to contain Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2017-01-18 | BLUE BELL(R) ICE CREAM Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Half Gallon, Pint, and 3 Gallon sizes. | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | All ice cream products, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cookie Two Step ice Cream, Krazy Kookie Dough, and Blue Monster, containing cookie dough supplied by Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for them to contain Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2017-01-18 | BLUE BELL(R) ICE CREAM Krazy Kookie Dough, 3 Gallons | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | All ice cream products, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cookie Two Step ice Cream, Krazy Kookie Dough, and Blue Monster, containing cookie dough supplied by Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for them to contain Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2016-06-08 | BLUE BELL ICE CREAM Rocky Road pint | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Product may have been mispackaged and contain undeclared wheat and soy. | Class II |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Blueberry Cheesecake Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Chocolate Chip 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Lime Fruit Bar - Single Serve Snack; 6 Pak Lime Fruit Bars | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Coconut Bar- Single Serve Snack and 6 Pak Coconut Fruit Bars and 6 Pak Dipped Coconut Fruit Bars | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Buttered Pecan Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Mango 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Purple Homemade Vanilla 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Dutch Chocolate One Pint (473mL) and Half Pint Size | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Sherbert Orange One Quart Naturally Low Fat | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Krazy Kolors 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Peppermint Bark 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Pecan Pralines 'n Cream One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | 12 Pak Chocolate Covered Cherries Bar | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Sea Salt Caramel One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Peach Fruit Bar - Single Serve Snack; 6 Pak Peach Fruit Bars | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Triple Chocolate Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Homemade in the Shade Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ 3 oz. Strawberry Sundae Cup - Institutional Snack Item available on/around Christmas | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Chocolate Eclair Bar- Institutional Snack Item | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Milk & Cookies Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Sea Salt Caramel 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Milk Chocolate 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Homemade in the Shade 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Fudge Brownie Nut 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ 3 oz. Citrus Swirl Cup - Institutional Snack Item | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Red, White & Blue Bell Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Gingerbread House 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Strawberry Cheesecake Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Orange Sherbert 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | 12 Pak Dutch Chocolate and Homemade Vanilla Cups; 12 Pak Homemade Vanilla Cups; DZ Homemade Vanilla Cups - Single Serve Snack Item | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Fruiti Bar - Institutional Snack Item; 6 Pak Mixed Berries Fruit Bars | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Rockslide Brownie One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream No Sugar Added Country Vanilla 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Orange Swirl One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Homemade Vanilla One Pint (473 mL) and Half Pint Size | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Fudge Divinity Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Chocolate Fudge Bar - Single Serve Snack; DZ Fudge Blast - Single Serve Snack; DZ Fudge Bombstick - Single Serve Snack; 24 Pak Pop 'n Fudge | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Sherbert Pineapple One Quart Naturally Low Fat | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Rocky Mountain Road One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ Strawberry Banana Bar - Institutional Snack Item; DZ Strawberry Shortcake Bar - Institutional Snack Item; DZ Strawberry Fruit Bar - Single Serve Snack; 12 Pak Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla Bars; 6 Pak Dipped Strawberry Fruit Bars; 6 Pak Strawberry Fruit Bars | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | DZ 3 oz. Chocolate Sundae Cup - Institutional Snack Item available on/around Halloween | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell I Heart Chocolate One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Red, White, & Blue Bell One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Milk Chocolate Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream I Heart Chocolate 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Rum Raisin 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Sherbert Lime One Quart Naturally Low Fat | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Rum Raisin One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Ice Cream Pecan Pralines 'n Cream 3 Gallon | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
| 2015-07-01 | Blue Bell Coconut Fudge One Pint (473 mL) | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. | Class I |
Questions
- How many FDA recalls has Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. had?
- The FDA has published 294 food recall enforcement records naming Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. between 2015 and 2025. Those records cover 6 separate recall events: the agency opens one record per product code, so one recall of a product line appears as many records.
- Does a high recall count mean a firm is unsafe?
- Not on its own. Most FDA food recalls are initiated voluntarily by the firm, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a working food safety plan is supposed to produce. Record counts also scale with the number of product codes a firm carries rather than with the number of things that went wrong.
A recall is the end of an evidence trail that either existed or did not. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
Early accessRecall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.