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FDA Lists Class I Recall of D'Dioses Arroz con Leche Ice Pops Over Undeclared Milk and Nuts

The agency's enforcement record cites 216 cases distributed in four Northeastern states, with the recall listed as ongoing.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:16 a.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's enforcement record lists a recall of D'Dioses Arroz con Leche ice pops, 4 oz (85 g), carrying UPC 710594511843. The recall is assigned number and names the recalling firm as The product is a paleta — the Mexican style of ice pop, a frozen bar on a stick — in the arroz con leche (rice pudding) flavour, described in background reference material including Wikipedia, Mexico In My Kitchen and Dominican Cooking as a frozen version of the traditional Latin American rice pudding, with a base of rice cooked soft in milk with sugar and cinnamon. It is a finished consumer product, sold pre-frozen and individually wrapped from supermarket freezer cases, paleterías and street pushcarts, and eaten as-is rather than bought as an ingredient. According to the FDA record, the reason given is that the product The quantity is listed as , distributed in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. A calculation from the notice's own figures of 216 at 4 ounces each gives roughly 864 ounces; that total is worked out here rather than stated by the agency, and the record's use of "" leaves the underlying unit count unclear. is the FDA's most serious recall category, used where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. The FDA describes an undeclared allergen as an ingredient the label does not name, and says people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to it run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat the product; anyone without that allergy is not affected. The record gives an initiation date of May 4, 2026, and a report date of July 22, 2026. The status is listed as . The FDA record does not state how the undeclared ingredients came to be present in the product, and no illnesses or injuries are described in the record available. The agency's database lists 15 other actions by this firm, including four other ice pop recalls reported on July 22, 2026 — D'Dioses Nuez, 1 Bar (81.7 g), UPC 827912008548; Tamarindo, 1 Bar (81.7 g), UPC 827912008593; Fresa Leche, 4 oz (85 g), UPC 710594511850; and Mango, 3.7 oz (81.7 g), UPC 827912008494 — each citing the same undeclared ingredients. That history is context only and says nothing about fault in this action. Across the same database, 745 food recalls in the last two years cite an undeclared allergen; other firms' recalls are not evidence about this one.

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Revision history

  1. Version 87 Aug 2026, 14:16current

    No new facts in the record; headline and dek clarified and source list aligned with the cited records.

  2. Version 77 Aug 2026, 13:05

    Replaced the unsupported Triad City Beat attribution and reworded the product description to match the supplied reference sources, adding the paletería/pushcart sales detail.

  3. Version 67 Aug 2026, 07:41

    Replaced the uncited Saveur attribution with the actual background sources (Wikipedia, Triad City Beat, Mexico In My Kitchen), added the cinnamon/milk-and-rice product detail, and flagged that the record's "216 Cases" wording leaves the unit count behind the ~864-ounce calculation unclear.

  4. Version 57 Aug 2026, 03:34

    Added pack sizes and the July 22, 2026 report date to the firm's four companion recalls, and specified where the single-bar product is normally sold.

  5. Version 46 Aug 2026, 23:18

    Added note that the product reaches consumers directly with no intermediate manufacturer; no changes to figures or record details.

  6. Version 36 Aug 2026, 18:39

    Added product description, FDA Class I and undeclared-allergen definitions, calculated total volume, and the firm's other same-day recalls plus database context.

  7. Version 25 Aug 2026, 21:48current

    No new facts; wording unchanged in substance.

  8. Version 15 Aug 2026, 21:45

    First published.

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