Food recall: Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream packaged in a 1/2 Gallon (2 Qts) paperboard cup & lid (4 units per corrugated…
Class II FDA enforcement event 84008. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Possible foreign material in product.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. started this food recall on 8 Oct 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Brenham, TX. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 84008 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 6 Nov 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 10 Apr 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, & VA.
Recalling firm
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P., Brenham, TX.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0078-2020 | 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). | 1,626 units | Class II | Terminated | 6 Nov 2019 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2019
- 516
- Share of these events in Class II
- 56%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 6
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream cartons with a Moo-llennium Crunch lid. Packaging contains Moo-llennium crunch. Pa | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Blue Bell Ice Cream, Brand Homemade Vanilla Flavored, 3 FL OZ (88 mL), Cups, 24 per box, This Unit Not Labeled For Retai | Food | Class III | 1 |
| 20 Sep 2016 | BLUE BELL(R) ICE CREAM Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Half Gallon, Pint, and 3 Gallon sizes. | Food | Class I | 4 |
| 3 May 2016 | BLUE BELL ICE CREAM Rocky Road pint | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2015 | BLUE BELL COUNTRY COOKIE VANILLA ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE SANDWICH 5.75 FL OZ (170 mL) | Food | Class I | 286 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0078-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 84008. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/84008/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, & VA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 84008?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
1,626 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 56% of the 516 food events that started in 2019 are in Class II.