Nelson's Ice Cream Recalled for Undeclared Soy Allergen
Nelson's Creamery is recalling Butterscotch Vanilla ice cream due to undeclared soy. The product was distributed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
What this means for you
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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (soy), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Nelson's Creamery, LLC. is recalling specific varieties of Butterscotch Vanilla ice cream because the product contains undeclared soy from soy lecithin. The recalled items include Nelson's Dutch Farms Half Gallon containers and Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream Half Gallon containers.
The recall involves 717.5 cases of the Dutch Farms brand and 38 units of the Merrymead brand. These products were distributed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The source text does not specify lot numbers or expiration dates.
Consumers with soy allergies should avoid consuming the recalled ice cream. The recall is being conducted to prevent potential allergic reactions caused by the undeclared ingredient.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nelson's Dutch Farms; Butterscotch Vanilla; Half Gallon Nelson's Ice Cream, Inc., Royersford, PA 19468. Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream; Butterscotch Vanilla; Half Gallon; Dist by: Merrymead Farm Market, 2222 Valley Forge Road, Lansdale, PA;
- Manufacturer
- Nelson's Creamery, LLC.
- Category
- Food — Ice Cream
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 (1)
- no codes
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Nelson's Creamery, LLC. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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