Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Recalls 2K Pints Over Unmarked Allergen

BROOKLYN, NY — New Yorkers who bought a pint of Van Leeuwen's cult-favorite ice cream should double check the label before eating it, the company warned this week.

The Brooklyn-based creamery recalled more than 2,000 pints of "Oat Milk Brown Sugar Chunk" Tuesday after learning that the product may contain traces of tree nuts, despite labeling otherwise, the company announced on the FDA's website.

A customer who experienced a "reaction" (presumably, an allergic reaction) to the ice cream alerted Van Leeuwen to the tree nut traces, prompting the creamery to launch an investigation into the contamination and voluntarily recall the pints, according to the announcement.

"Individuals allergic or with a severe sensitivity to tree nuts risk a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products," the company warned.

Van Leeuwen did not respond to Patch's request for comment by the time of this article's publication.

The 2,185 recalled pints, which are sold nationally, come in 14-ounce containers with orange lettering and an orange lid. They are marked with lot #21V194 and a best by date of 1/13/2023 on the bottom of the pint, the company said.

Pints of "Oat Milk Brown Sugar Chunk" with different lot markings or best-by-dates are not part of the recall, according to Van Leeuwen, which also said that the recall doesn't apply to other flavors or varieties of its products.

News of the recall comes a couple of months after Van Leeuwen opened its first outpost in Park Slope.