Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.: Food Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: F-2701-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

DZ Krunch Bar - Single Serve Snack; DZ Mini Krunch Bar - Institutional Snack Item; 12 Pak Butter Crunch Bars; 12 Pak Krunch Bars; 12 Pak No Sugar Added Krunch Bars

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: March 13, 2015

Date Posted: July 1, 2015

Recall Number: F-2701-2015

Event ID: 70738

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 5,548,638 units

Code Information:

all lot codes within expiry

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated