Food recall

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. recall: Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream packaged in a 1/2 Gallon (2 Qts) paperboard cup & lid (4 units per corrugated sleeve

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P., of Brenham, TX, recalled Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream packaged in a 1/2 Gallon (2 Qts) paperboard cup & lid (4 units per corrugated sleeve. The FDA's reason: “Possible foreign material in product.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 8, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 6, 2019. 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 April 10, 2020

The recall

Company
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. (Brenham, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible foreign material in product.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, & VA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84008

The product recalled

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

  • F-0078-2020 Class II

    Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream packaged in a 1/2 Gallon (2 Qts) paperboard cup & lid (4 units per corrugated sleeve, 77 sleeves per pallet).

    Codes: Code Date: 082621222, produced 8/26/19 in Sylacauga, AL Best By Date: 8/26/2021

    Quantity: 1,626 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 November 6, 2019.

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.