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USA Today
16-05-2025
- Health
- USA Today
Maker of Halo Top, Blue Bunny recalls over 17,000 tubs of ice cream: See affected products
Maker of Halo Top, Blue Bunny recalls over 17,000 tubs of ice cream: See affected products Show Caption Hide Caption Tips to help manage food recalls and prevent foodborne illnesses About 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die each year from preventable foodborne illnesses. Payton, USA TODAY Over 17,000 tubs of ice cream products that include several popular brands like Blue Bunny have been voluntarily recalled due to the possible presence of plastic, the Food and Drug Administration announced. The recall was initially initiated on April 25, and it affects Wells Enterprises-manufactured ice cream products to 103 facilities in the U.S. Wells Enterprises, based in Le Mars, Iowa, owns popular brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop and Blue Ribbon Classics. The FDA classified the recall, which affects 3-gallon ice cream products from the manufacturer, as Class II, meaning the use of or exposure to the product "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences." The tubs of ice cream include varying flavors, with the largest being more than 5,280 tubs of Vanilla Frozen Yogurt. "Foreign material (plastic) may be present in ice cream product," the recall says. Which Wells Enterprises ice cream products were recalled? All affected ice cream products contain an expiration date ranging between March and October 2026. The recalled items include: What are the potential dangers of consuming plastics? According to the United Nations Development Programme, the consumption of microplastics has been linked to serious health issues, such as endocrine disruption, weight gain, insulin resistance, decreased reproductive health and cancer. Although the potential dangers of consuming microplastics is apparent, World Health Organization analysis on current research related to microplastics identified that there is currently limited evidence to indicate that microplastics are causing significant adverse health impacts on humans. Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at JLimehouse@
South China Morning Post
07-03-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Arab states' Gaza recovery plan fails to sway Trump as US insists on ‘Riviera' vision
A new pan-Arab plan for the reconstruction of Gaza has failed to persuade President Donald Trump to drop his controversial proposal for the US to occupy the strip and redevelop it into a luxury Mediterranean resort after forcibly evicting the embattled Palestinian population. Advertisement Based on World Bank and United Nations Development Programme assessments, which have estimated the cost of Gaza's reconstruction at US$53 billion, the plan unveiled on Tuesday and approved by the 22-member League of Arab States at a summit in Egypt envisions a three-phase, five-year recovery process without any population displacement. 'After Trump's proposal, Arab states felt impelled to come up with an alternative,' said Barbara Slavin, a distinguished Middle East fellow of the Stimson Centre think tank in Washington. Clemens Chay, a research fellow of the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute, said the Arab plan for Gaza 'represents a projection of solidarity' by Arab leaders in a bid to counter Trump's 'Middle East Riviera' proposal. The Egyptian-authored proposal underscored the broad consensus in the Arab world that Trump's vision 'does not sit well not just with ruling elites, but also with their public', Chay said. Advertisement In its response, the White House thanked 'our Arab partners in the region' for their 'input' but said Trump 'stands by his vision to rebuild Gaza free from Hamas'. Trump's proposal has been widely criticised by various leaders and security analysts as a formula for ethnic cleansing.
