Food recall

Unilever United States, Inc. recall: Ben & Jerrys Brownie Batter Core Ice Cream One Pint (473 mL)

Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, recalled Ben & Jerrys Brownie Batter Core Ice Cream One Pint (473 mL). The FDA's reason: “Certain pints of Ben & Jerrys Brownie Batter Core Ice Cream may contain soft plastic pieces.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 12, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 28, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed January 8, 2021

The recall

Company
Unilever United States, Inc. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Certain pints of Ben & Jerrys Brownie Batter Core Ice Cream may contain soft plastic pieces.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75413

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0833-2017 Class II

    Ben & Jerrys Brownie Batter Core Ice Cream One Pint (473 mL). Case UPC- 10076840529879 Consumer UPC - 7684052987 Paper carton 8 units per shrink-wrapped case Frozen

    Codes: Best by dates of MAR0418BJ, MAR0518BJ

    Quantity: 194,952 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of December 28, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.