Food recall

Wells Enterprises, Inc. recall: Plastic 1-gallon clear pail blue label which reads in part as "BLUE RIBBON CLASSICS FRENCH VANILLA, MFD

Wells Enterprises, Inc., of Le Mars, IA, recalled Plastic 1-gallon clear pail blue label which reads in part as "BLUE RIBBON CLASSICS FRENCH VANILLA, MFD. The FDA's reason: “Elevated coliforms.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 10, 2026, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 8, 2026. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed July 28, 2026

The recall

Company
Wells Enterprises, Inc. (Le Mars, IA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Elevated coliforms”
Where it was sold
One customer located in Kenosha, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
99231

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • H-1151-2026 Class II

    Plastic 1-gallon clear pail blue label which reads in part as "BLUE RIBBON CLASSICS FRENCH VANILLA, MFD. BY WELLS ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A WELLS DAIRY, INC., P.O. BOX 1310 LE MARS, IA 51031

    Codes: Pallet LPN: L7396434 Product lot code: 60003 JJJ 19115 18:00 6098 Best If Used By 10/07/27

    Quantity: 195 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of July 8, 2026.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.