Tips for managing food recalls and preventing foodborne illnesses
Approximately 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from preventable foodborne diseases each year.
Payton, USA Today
More than 17,000 ice cream products, including several popular brands, have been voluntarily recalled due to the potential presence of plastic, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
The recall first began on April 25th and owns popular brands such as Blue Bunny, Hello Top, Bomb Pop and Blue Ribbon classics on Wells Enterprises, a well-owned ice cream product from Wells Enterprises, based in Lemars, Iowa.
The FDA has classified the recall. This will affect 3 gallons of ice cream products from the manufacturer. As a Class II, product use or exposure “can cause temporary or medically reversible health effects.”
The ice cream tub contains a variety of flavors, with the largest vanilla frozen yogurt tub of over 5,280.
“Foreign objects (plastics) can be present in ice cream products,” says Recall.
Which Wells Enterprise Ice Cream Products have been recalled?
All affected ice cream products include expiration dates ranging from March to October 2026. Recalled items include:
What are the potential risks of consuming plastic?
According to the United Nations Development Programme, microplastic consumption is linked to serious health issues, including endocrine destruction, weight gain, insulin resistance, and reduced reproductive health and cancer.
The potential risks of consuming microplastics are clear, but a World Health Organization analysis of current research related to microplastics has identified that there is currently limited evidence that microplastics are causing significant health effects on humans.
Jonathan Limehouse covers USA Today’s broken and trending news. Contact him at jlimehouse@gannett.com.
