The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2884-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Nelson's Dutch Farms Vanilla Fudge Ice Cream Recalled for Undeclared Soy

Nelson's Creamery is recalling specific Vanilla Fudge ice cream products because the labels failed to declare the soy allergen.

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 High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Nelson's Creamery, LLC. is recalling specific Vanilla Fudge ice cream products, including Nelson's Dutch Farms and Merrymead Farm Market brands, as well as Heritage's Old Fashioned Premium Ice Cream. The recall involves half-gallon and one-pint containers.

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

The affected products were distributed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Consumers who have purchased these products should check their labels and discontinue use if the soy allergen is not declared.

The recalled product

Product
Nelson's Dutch Farms; Vanilla Fudge; Half Gallon; Nelson's Ice Cream Inc., Royersford, PA 19468; Nelson's Dutch Farms; Vanilla Fudge; One Pint; Nelson's Creamery, Inc., Royersford, PA 19468. Merrymead Farm market; Vanilla Fudge; Half Gallon; Merrymead Farm Market, 2222 Va

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

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 →