Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream Recalled for Possible Foreign Material
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling specific lots of Butter Crunch Ice Cream due to possible foreign material in the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard is possible foreign material without reported injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity recall.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. is recalling 1,626 units of Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream packaged in 1/2 Gallon (2 Qts) paperboard cups. The recall is being conducted because of possible foreign material in the product.
The affected product was produced on August 26, 2019, in Sylacauga, AL, and has a Best By Date of August 26, 2021. The specific Code Date is 082621222. The product was shipped to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific Code Date and Best By Date listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 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).
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,626
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- Code Date: 082621222
- produced 8/26/19 in Sylacauga
- AL Best By Date: 8/26/2021
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