The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2885-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Nelson's Chocolate Bullwinkle Ice Cream Recalled for Undeclared Soy Allergen

Nelson's Creamery is recalling specific 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 corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Nelson's Creamery, LLC. is recalling specific half-gallon containers of Chocolate Bullwinkle ice cream. The products are sold under the brands Nelson's Dutch Farms and Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream. The recall involves 599 units of the Nelson's Dutch Farms product and 56 units of the Merrymead Farm Market product.

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 they are allergic to soy.

The recalled product

Product
Nelson's Dutch Farms, Chocolate Bullwinkle; Half Gallon; Nelson's Ice Cream Inc., Royersford, PA 19468; Merrymead Farm Market Premium Ice Cream; Chocolate Bullwinkle; Half Gallon; Merrymead Farm Market, 2222 Valley Forge Road, Lansdale, PA.

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 →