HEB Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream Recalled for Wood Pieces
HEB Retail Support Center is recalling Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream due to the presence of wood pieces in the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign object/wood) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential choking or injury hazards.
Plain-English summary
HEB Retail Support Center is recalling HEB Creamy Creations Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream, Half Gallon containers, due to the presence of wood pieces in the product. The recall involves 37,432 units of the ice cream packaged in cardboard containers.
The affected product was distributed in Texas and Mexico. Consumers should check their freezers for the specific sell-by dates listed in the recall notice: 20 APR(ABR)16, 10 MAY(MAY)16, 07 JUN(JUN)16, or 18 JUL(JUL)16.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the retailer for a refund or further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- HEB Creamy Creations Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream Half Gallon/Cont. Net. 1.89 L packaged in cardboard container
- Manufacturer
- HEB Retail Support Center
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 37,432
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 (4)
- SELL BY: 20 APR(ABR)16
- 10 MAY(MAY)16
- 07 JUN(JUN)16
- 18 JUL(JUL)16
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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