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Recall Alert: Breyers Ice Cream With Undeclared Wheat
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Parents of children with wheat allergies take note: Unilever is recalling tubs of ice cream sold throughout the United States because it may contain undeclared wheat.
According to a release from Unilever, the parent company of Breyers, the packages of ice cream were mislabeled. The lid of the tub says the ice cream inside is "Breyers All Natural Cookies and Cream," but the tub itself, which is what most of us see when we're looking straight into a grocery store freezer, describes the contents as "Breyers All Natural Mint Chocolate Chip."The ice cream inside is the Cookies and Cream. According to the Breyers ingredient list, Cookies and Cream contains wheat, while Mint Chocolate Chip does not. No one has reported an allergic reaction, but because of the mix-up, Unilever is recalling all packages with the conflicting labels.
This is not Unilever's first Breyers recall of the year. During the peanut/salmonella scare this winter, the FDA carried a warning that tubs of Tin Roof Sundae ice cream were being called back by the company because of possible salmonella contamination. Those ice creams contained chocolate covered peanuts. Like the current recall, no illnesses were reported, but Unilever has made clear with its recalls that they are precautionary measures. Wheat allergies are among the most common for kids, according to the Mayo Clinic. Because many kids grow out of the allergy by adolescence, this recall is directed largely at parents of young kids.
The packages currently under recall were sold in stores in Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Trinidad and Virginia. Each tub was 1.5 quarts, made of paperboard. The UPC # to look for is 077567254245 (located on the side of the tub). The recalled ice cream carries the "Best If Used By" dates of FEB1711GH, FEB1811GH and FEB1911GH (located on the bottom of the tub).
Stores are directed to remove them from their shelves, and parents are advised to call 1-877-270-7402 to receive a refund.
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10-25-2009 @ 9:52AM
sunny said...Don't think of it as "mislabled" think of it as a surprise.
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10-25-2009 @ 9:28AM
mark turner said...It's Democrat Cream! It says one thing but really means another! And it's tax-free.
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10-25-2009 @ 9:36AM
DAVE WOLFE said...SINCE WHEN IS ARIZONA IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES?
ANOTHER AOL GOOF
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10-25-2009 @ 7:32PM
cannotbelievethis said...If you can't tell Cookies and Cream from chocolae chips, I would quit eating the 'shrooms and pay attention to your kids!
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10-25-2009 @ 11:02AM
JD said...Another example of why it's a shame that corporations like Uni-Lever take over companies like Breyer's and then totally screw them up and their formerly great products. I grew up on Breyers' and, especially the vanilla bean flavor, had only four ingredients. I recall it well. Milk, Cream, Sugar and Real Vanilla Beans. Other flavors had more ingredients, but none were weird fishy stuff that no one puts in ice cream when they make it at home or on the farm. For awhile Kraft owned Breyer's and screwed it up, sales plummeted and they sold it to Good Humor, which made it the old-fashioned way for awhile. Now Uni-lever owns it and it's all magical chemistry again. I stopped buying it years ago. Big corporations suck at making good food!
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10-25-2009 @ 11:24AM
nola said...are you really bringingpolitics into a tub of ice cream? chill out its ice cream hahahahah
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10-25-2009 @ 11:34AM
JMB said...This is very serious for people like myself with celiac disease. It should not be taken lightly. A child who opens the package and serves herself would become very sick if they didn't know the cookies were in there. Get your act together Uni- Lever!
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10-25-2009 @ 9:37PM
lizard said...If you have Ciliac disease, or whatever disease d'jour, you shouldn't be grazing on ice cream anyway. I hear it causes autism.
10-25-2009 @ 11:54AM
Gana Wilson said...Trying to kill us once again eh?? This announcement is better than the one where they launched their new ice cream with Fish gelatin in it, man, buy organic milk products for your family, please!!
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10-25-2009 @ 7:08PM
deb said...You are aware that organic means:
For processing operations
-implementation of an Organic Handling Plan;
-may use mechanical or biological processing methods;
no commingling or contamination of organic products during processing or storage;
-no use of GMOs or irradiation;
-must use proactive sanitation and facility pest management practices to prevent pest infestations;
-must take steps to protect organic products and packaging from contamination, if pesticides are used in the processing facility;
-must keep records of all pesticide applications;
-must not use packaging materials that contain fungicides, preservatives, or fumigants;
-must use organic minor agricultural ingredients in products labeled “organic”, unless such ingredients appear on section 205.606 of the National List and are not commercially available from organic sources;
-must use approved label claims for “100% organic” (100% organic ingredients, including processing aids), “organic” (at least 95% organic ingredients), “made with organic ingredients” (at least 70% organic ingredients) and proper use of the word “organic” in ingredient list (less than 70% organic ingredients); and
-must identify the name of the certifier of the final handling operation on the product's informatin panel.
So organic doesn't necessarily mean organic and synthetic ingredients can be used if on the National List.
10-25-2009 @ 1:34PM
Paul said...I wondered if something like that also happened the other day regarding that "Value" (generic) brand that Wal-Mart sells of iced tea.
I bought a small tube of their sugar-free lemon tea, and when I made up the first tub in the tube it tasted very strange, just like sweet tea, it was very nauseating. I ended up dumping it out and making the second tub, which tasted O.K.
The little tubs have very light yellow printing on the top of them, so I'm thinking it's possible that they might have gotten some of the tubs of their regular sugared lemon tea mixed up with the sugar-free ones. I was gonna call Wal-Mart about it, but never did. There was nothing in the news about it, so I guess it was an isolated incident. That could have been dangerous for a diabetic, though.
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10-25-2009 @ 2:24PM
vlveteyes said...It's hard to enjoy Breyers ice cream.. the taste from the container gets into the ice cream and makes it not taste right.
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10-25-2009 @ 6:04PM
peppa said...IF, AFTER READING THE INGREDIENTS , PEOPLE STILL BUY THE CRAP THEY CALL "ICE CREAM:.... THEN >>> WHATEVER ???
I FEAR FOR THE CHILDREN WHO EAT THAT CRAP !
VERY SIMPLE TO MAKE HOMEMADE.... TRY IT , YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK TO CHEMICAL ICE CREAM AGAIN.
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10-25-2009 @ 6:59PM
deb said...I've re-read the article and still can't figure this out. If the tub lists cookies and cream (wheat in the ingredient listing from the flour) but contains mint chip (most likely no wheat) how is this an allergen concern? I'm not saying it shouldn't be recalled, cause no one likes to purchase on thing and get another, but am I missing something?
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10-25-2009 @ 7:51PM
jilly said...You have misread the article twice; it contains cookies and cream, but is labled as Mint Chocolate Chip. Of course, one would have to be blind or smoking something not to be able to tell that the contents were not mint chocolate chop; they aren't even the same color, for crying out loud!
11-15-2009 @ 2:46PM
louis marchini said...My comment is that Breyers did not list all the comments in reference to their product. Breyer's left out the comments which they thought were to negative. They might not even list this one - but that's ok the junk they sell for "BIG" profit will catch up with them sooner or later.
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