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Van Leeuwen Recalls 4,000 Ice Cream Pints Due To Undeclared Ingredient Van Leeuwen Recalls 4,000 Ice Cream Pints Due To Undeclared Ingredient
Van Leeuwen Recalls 4,000 Ice Cream Pints Due To Undeclared Ingredient More than 4,000 pints of ice cream are being recalled by a New York-based manufacturer due to an undeclared ingredient. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream of Brooklyn says frozen 14-ounce pints of its French Ice Cream product "Brown Sugar Chunk” may contain an undeclared allergen, walnuts.  "People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products," according to the FDA. The recalled products are distributed nationally in retail stores.  The product comes in a reddish-brown package with black le…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien
New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien Just in time for spring, a favorite ice cream brand is opening its second Connecticut scoop shop in Fairfield County. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, the nationally beloved brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, will open a scoop shop in Darien on Thursday, April 27.  The Darien store is the brand’s second location in Connecticut, and follows on the heels of its Greenwich opening in October 2022 - its first suburban scoop shop.  The launch also marks a return to its roots for co-founders Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen who are Fairfield County natives and whose ice cre…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream To Debut First CT Location In Greenwich Van Leeuwen Ice Cream To Debut First CT Location In Greenwich
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream To Debut First CT Location In Greenwich Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will soon open a location in Fairfield County, its first shop in Connecticut. It will be located in Greenwich at 375 Greenwich Ave., with the opening day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, representatives said. To celebrate the opening day, the shop will offer $1 scoops of all ice cream flavors from noon to 4 p.m. The chain currently operates locations in New York, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and New Jersey.  Co-founders Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen are both from Greenwich and first began their ice cream journey by renting a Good Humo…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Recall Issued For Frozen Dessert Product Recall Issued For Frozen Dessert Product
Recall Issued For Frozen Dessert Product A New York-based ice cream company is recalling more than 2,000 pints of a vegan frozen dessert product because they may contain undeclared allergens.  Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, of Brooklyn, announced on Tuesday, May 10, that it has recalled 2,185 frozen 14-ounce pints of its non-dairy frozen dessert product "Oat Milk Brown Sugar Chunk" due to possible contamination with tree nuts. The products were distributed across the United States in retail stores. The company said the recall was issued after a customer reported that they had experienced a reaction.  Van Leeuwen Ice Cream…

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by Nicole Valinote