Only a few days after being launched on the Italian market, the Nutella ice cream suffers a setback that risks compromising its hold on consumers. There Ferreroin fact, he decided to call back from the market as a precaution a batch of Nutella Ice Cream Potthis is the name of the famous spreadable cream ice cream, due to a label without the mandatory indications.
Nutella ice cream recalled by Ferrero
There Ferrero has independently chosen to call back from the market the Nutella ice cream, with the notice – dated 13 June 2024 – which was published by the Ministry of Health in the section of its website dedicated to Safety Alerts and Recalls of food products by operators. The reasons for the choice are to be found in the labels of the Nutella Ice Cream Pot, where the allergens present in the food and the ingredients not indicated in Italian.
Nutella ice cream, the recalled batch
To be recalled it was the lot number L074E32B00 of the Nutella Ice Cream Pot, sold and distributed mainly in Campania following a massive advertising campaign by the manufacturing company. The recalled batch of Nutella ice cream was produced by the Ferrero Commerciale Italia srl group at the Ice Cream Factory Comaker company factory located in Alzira, Valencia, in Spain. The ice cream jars in question are 230 grams and have the Expiration date set for September 5, 2025.
What to do if you bought ice cream Nutella
Who recently bought a jar of Nutella ice cream can check whether the product purchased corresponds to the lot object of recall simply by checking the packaging. Furthermore, Ferrero has announced that the list exact of all the ingredients of the ice cream in Italian can be consulted on its website. For those less accustomed to technology, information can also be obtained by contacting the toll-free number 800 909 690.
By accessing these information sources we discover that the Nutella Ice Cream Pot contains “rehydrated skimmed MILK, sugar, pasteurized CREAM, sunflower oil, HAZELNUTS (6.5%), glucose syrup, skimmed MILK powder, coconut oil, low-fat cocoa (3.5%), dextrose, emulsifiers: lecithins (SOYA), propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids; stabilizers (locust bean gum, cellulose gum, guar gum, carrageenans), flavourings”. And again, the product may contain cereals with “GLUTEN; EGGS, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, CASHEW NUTS, PECANS, PISTACHIOS, MACADAMIA NUTS”.
The ill-fated launch of the Nutella Ice Cream Pot
As was said at the beginning, the Nutella Ice Cream Pot was launched on the Italian market just a few weeks ago by Ferrero to enrich its product offering and celebrate the 60 years of the most famous spreadable cream in the world. Furthermore, the Alba company is trying to enter the tub ice cream market with this Nutella derivative, after the operations that introduced it into the sticks and cones market. The entire Nutella Ice Cream Pot production line was organized by the confectionery group in Spain, with an entirely dedicated line. This setback, in such a delicate phase of product consolidation among consumers, could make the development of Ferrero’s new line more complicated.
