“Juneteenth holiday marks a celebration of freedom and independence. However, we received feedback that a few items caused concern for some of our customers and we sincerely apologize. We are reviewing our assortment and will remove items as appropriate,” Walmart said in a statement to Fox 7 Austin after a backlash they should’ve seen coming from light years away. And yeah, the trademark symbol is really there too. The “Balchem Company”, the OEM for the Walmart-branded ice cream, applied for the rights to Juneteenth with the USPTO in September 2021.