The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2882-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Nelson's Dutch Farms Ice Cream Recalled for Undeclared Soy Allergen

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

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 meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Nelson's Creamery, LLC. is recalling specific "Death By Chocolate" ice cream products. The recall involves Nelson's Dutch Farms Half Gallon and One Pint sizes, as well as Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream Half Gallon sizes. The products were distributed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

The recall was initiated because the product labels failed to declare the soy allergen, which is present in the form of soy lecithin. This labeling error poses a risk to consumers with soy allergies.

Consumers with soy allergies should avoid consuming these products. Those who have purchased the affected items should check their labels and dispose of the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Nelson's Dutch Farms; Death By Chocolate; Half Gallon; Nelson's Ice Cream, Inc., Royersford, PA 19468. Nelson's Dutch Farms; Death By Chocolate; One Pint; Nelson's Creamery, LLC; Royersford, PA 19468. Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream; Death By Chocolate; Half Gallon

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 →