Blue Bell recalls mispacked half gallon ice cream for nut risk

Blue Bell Creameries on Friday voluntarily recalled a limited run of half gallon Moollennium Crunch ice cream after some containers were mistakenly packed in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cartons, the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The mispackaging, discovered August 21 at a Brenham, Texas, plant, affects cartons distributed to retail outlets across 16 U.S. states and Puerto Rico and could pose a life threatening risk to people with tree nut allergies, officials said.

Blue Bell said the affected Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cartons actually contained Moollennium Crunch, a vanilla-based ice cream that includes roasted pecans, chopped almonds and walnut pieces. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough does not contain those nuts. A Blue Bell employee noticed the incorrect lids on two half gallon cartons while restocking a retailer, prompting the company to notify the FDA and begin a voluntary recall, company and federal statements said.

The FDA identified the lids by code 061027524, marked on the top of the half gallon lid, and on August 28 classified the action as a Class II recall, indicating that exposure could cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health...