The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2876-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Nelson's Bullwinkle Ice Cream Recalled for Undeclared Soy Allergen

Nelson's Creamery is recalling Bullwinkle ice cream products because the labels failed to declare soy as an ingredient.

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 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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (soy), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Nelson's Creamery, LLC. is recalling specific Bullwinkle ice cream products because the product labels failed to declare soy (from soy lecithin) as an ingredient. The recall involves Nelson's Dutch Farms Bullwinkle in half-gallon and one-pint sizes, as well as Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream Bullwinkle in half-gallon size.

The affected products were distributed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The recall is being conducted to address the mislabeling of a common allergen.

Consumers with these products should check their labels and discontinue use if soy is not declared. Individuals with a soy allergy should avoid consuming the product.

The recalled product

Product
Nelson's Dutch Farms; Bullwinkle; Half Gallon; Nelson's Ice Cream, Inc., Royersford, PA 19468. Nelson's Dutch Farm; Bullwinkle; Nelson's Creamery, LLC, Royersford, PA 19468; One Pint. Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream; Bullwinkle; Half Gallon; Dist. by Merrymead Farm…

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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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