Enlightened Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recall: Undeclared Peanuts
Cedar Crest Specialties recalls Enlightened Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (one pint, Best By Nov 18, 2017) due to potential undeclared peanuts in Mint Chocolate Chip containers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Select cases from a single production run of Enlightened brand Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip ice cream is being recalled because they may have been packaged in Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream containers and thus contain undeclared peanuts.
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What happened, in plain English
Cedar Crest Specialties is recalling Enlightened Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream because some units may have been packaged in Mint Chocolate Chip containers that contain undeclared peanuts. This poses a risk for people with peanut allergies who could react to the peanuts. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23630-enlightened-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-recall-undeclared-peanuts.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23630-enlightened-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-recall-undeclared-peanuts · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0046-2017
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“Enlightened Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recall: Undeclared Peanuts.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23630-enlightened-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-recall-undeclared-peanuts. Based on FDA recall #F-0046-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0046-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The ice cream may have been packaged in containers originally intended for Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream, which contain undeclared peanuts. This means the peanut butter chocolate chip ice cream could contain peanuts without being labeled as such, posing a risk for those with peanut allergies.
Who’s affected
People with peanut allergies who consume the recalled ice cream may experience allergic reactions. The product is sold in one-pint containers with a best-by date of November 18, 2017.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Enlightened Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream in one-pint containers with a best-by date of November 18, 2017 or earlier. The product may have been packaged in Mint Chocolate Chip containers.
- Brand
Enlightened- Category
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What to do — step by step
Check for Undeclared Peanuts
Look for the product in one-pint containers with a best-by date of November 18, 2017 or earlier. If packaged in Mint Chocolate Chip containers, it may contain undeclared peanuts.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states.
FDA distribution: “CA, IA, NH, NJ, WI.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0046-2017 (August 5, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0046-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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