Breyers Ice Creams Recalled After Flavor Containing Life-Threatening Allergen Was Packaged as Another Flavor

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12-06-2025

6,668 cases of Breyers Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream across the United States have been recalled by Unilever Manufacturing
The affected ice cream cartons actually contain Rocky Road Ice Cream, which contains almonds, a potentially "life-threatening" allergen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall on June 10Over 6,600 cases of Breyers Ice Cream have been recalled amid concerns that the product is mislabeled and contains a "life-threatening" allergen.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed that 6,668 cases of Breyers Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream were voluntarily recalled by Unilever Manufacturing on June 2 in a Tuesday, June 10 statement.
The cause for the recall was determined to be "undeclared allergens and mislabeled product."
"Rocky Road Ice was packaged with Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream labeled tub and a Rocky Road Ice Cream lid. Tub said 'may contain tree nuts' the lid said it did contain almonds," the FDA clarified about the recall.
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The FDA declared this a Class II recall, which is defined as "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."
A representative for Breyers commented on the recall in a statement shared with PEOPLE, saying, "Unilever in the U.S. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Breyers Chocolate Truffle 1.5 quart tubs after some were found to contain Rocky Road ice cream, which includes almonds not listed on the label."
The statement continued: "People with an almond allergy should not consume the product due to risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. The safety and quality of our products is our top priority. For more information, consumers can visit www.breyers.com or call 1-800-931-2826."
It is unclear where exactly the cases of ice cream were distributed across the United States. The FDA reported the distribution as targeting "distribution centers and retail locations across the U.S."
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Rocky Road is a flavor of ice cream that contains almonds. Although almonds are considered tree nuts, the label for Breyers Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream only says that the product "may contain tree nuts."
The Breyers recall comes a few weeks after nearly 18,000 containers of Wells Dairy ice cream and frozen yogurt were recalled due to contamination with hard plastics.
Wells Enterprises, which produces Wells Dairy products, was responsible for the recall, which targeted 22 different flavors of frozen desserts.
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