Ice cream recall hits Walmart, Kroger, Publix and others after dangerous mistake

By David J. Neal, Miami Herald

A mistake that can be either an annoyance or deadly depending on the consumer caused Blue Bell to recall one lot of its Moo-llennium Crunch ice cream from the nation’s leading grocers such as Walmart, Kroger, Publix and Target.

The recalled Moo-llennium Crunch ice cream isn’t in Moo-llennium Crunch containers, but in 64-ounce tubs labeled for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream. They do have Moo-llennium Crunch lids. But, that’s the minor part of the problem.

The bigger problem: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough doesn’t have tree nuts such as almonds, walnuts and pecans, so the ingredients label on the tub doesn’t list them as allergens. But the Moo-llennium Crunch ice cream in those tubs does have those tree nuts.

“People who have an allergy or severe sensit