HEB Ice Cream Recall: Wood Pieces Hazard in Caramel Pecan Turtle Flavor
HEB recalls Creamy Creations Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream due to wood pieces. Check sell-by dates and discard if affected.
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What happened, in plain English
HEB Retail Support Center is recalling HEB Creamy Creations Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream Half Gallon containers because they may contain wood pieces. The recall affects units sold in Texas and Mexico with specific sell-by dates of April 20, May 10, June 7, or July 18, 2016. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/25399-heb-ice-cream-recall-wood-pieces-hazard-in-caramel-pecan.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/25399-heb-ice-cream-recall-wood-pieces-hazard-in-caramel-pecan · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0775-2016
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“HEB Ice Cream Recall: Wood Pieces Hazard in Caramel Pecan Turtle Flavor.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/25399-heb-ice-cream-recall-wood-pieces-hazard-in-caramel-pecan. Based on FDA recall #F-0775-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0775-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The presence of wood pieces in the ice cream creates a choking hazard or potential for oral injury to consumers who eat the product.
Who’s affected
Consumers in Texas and Mexico who purchased the recalled ice cream half-gallon containers. Individuals are at risk of injury from foreign wood objects if they consume the product.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for HEB Creamy Creations Caramel Pecan Turtle Ice Cream Half Gallon (1.89 L) packaged in a cardboard container. Verify the sell-by date is one of the following: 20 APR(ABR)16, 10 MAY(MAY)16, 07 JUN(JUN)16, or 18 JUL(JUL)16.
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What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the ice cream if it matches the description and sell-by dates listed above.
Discard or return the item
The recall record does not specify a specific remedy such as a refund or replacement, so consumers should dispose of the product to avoid injury.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Texas, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Texas and Mexico.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Texas.
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-0775-2016 (February 4, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0775-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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