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.
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 (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…
- 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.
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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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