Food recall

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. recall: Blue Bell Ice Cream, Brand Homemade Vanilla Flavored

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P., of Brenham, TX, recalled Blue Bell Ice Cream, Brand Homemade Vanilla Flavored. The FDA's reason: “Vanilla ice cream not labeled for individual sale was distributed to stores for individual sale. They are therefore missing a nutrition facts panel, an ingredients statement , and they do not...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 21, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 18, 2018. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed August 9, 2018

The recall

Company
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. (Brenham, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Vanilla ice cream not labeled for individual sale was distributed to stores for individual sale. They are therefore missing a nutrition facts panel, an ingredients statement , and they do not declare the presence of the major food allergen milk”
Where it was sold
AL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
80360

The product recalled

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

  • F-1614-2018 Class III

    Blue Bell Ice Cream, Brand Homemade Vanilla Flavored, 3 FL OZ (88 mL), Cups, 24 per box, This Unit Not Labeled For Retail Sale

    Codes: Code Date: 051020584; Best By Date: 5/10/2020

    Quantity: 136 boxes

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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 July 18, 2018.

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.