The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2878-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Nelson's and Heritage's Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Recalled for Wheat Allergen

Nelson's Creamery is recalling specific Cookies & Cream ice cream products because the labels failed to declare wheat ingredients.

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 (wheat), 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 Cookies & Cream ice cream, including Nelson's Dutch Farms, Heritage's Old Fashioned Premium Ice Cream, and Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream. The recall involves half-gallon and one-pint containers of these products.

The recall was initiated because the product labels failed to declare the wheat allergen or the wheat ingredients present in the ice cream. This labeling error poses a risk to consumers with wheat allergies or celiac disease.

The affected products were distributed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels for the specific brands and varieties listed in the recall notice and should not consume the product if they are allergic to wheat.

The recalled product

Product
Nelson's Dutch Farms; Cookies & Cream; Half Gallon, Nelson's Ice Cream, Inc., Royersford, PA 19468; Nelson's Dutch Farms; Cookies & Cream; One Pint; Nelson's Creamery, LLC; Royersford, PA 19468. Heritage's Old Fashioned Premium Ice Cream; Cookies & Cream; Half Gallon; Herit

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)

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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.

See all 11 products in this recall →