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FDA Lists Class I Recall of D'Dioses Fresa Leche Ice Pops Over Undeclared Allergens

The agency's enforcement report for recall H-1159-2026 cites possible undeclared milk, pecans, pistachios, yellow #5 and red #40 in 149 cases distributed across four states.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:08 a.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's enforcement report for recall number lists an recall of "Ice Pop, D'Dioses Fresa Leche, 4 oz (85 g)," with UPC 710594511850, by The record gives the reason as: "" The quantity is listed as , distributed in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. The recall was initiated on May 4, 2026 and reported by the agency on July 22, 2026. From the case count and the 4 ounce pack size, the volume works out to roughly 596 ounces; that approximation is calculated here from the notice's own figures and is not stated by the agency. The action's status is listed as . The recall is classified , which the FDA defines as its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious harm or death. On undeclared allergens generally, the FDA says an undeclared allergen is an ingredient the label does not name, and that 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 product is a paleta — the Mexican style of ice pop, a frozen treat on a stick — according to background reference sources including Wikipedia and Mexican cooking references Mexico In My Kitchen and Maricruz Avalos. Those sources describe two families, water-and-fruit versions (paletas de agua) and milk- or cream-based versions (paletas de leche); "fresa leche" denotes the latter, strawberry (fresa) with milk (leche). This is a finished consumer item sold as a single-serve 85 g (4 oz) pop — from paleterías and street vendors known as paleteros in Mexico, and, as here, as individually packaged, barcoded frozen pops in retail freezer cases — not a bulk ingredient, so anyone affected would be an ordinary retail shopper or their family rather than a manufacturer. This background describes the type of product only and says nothing about this recall. The agency's database also records 15 other actions by this firm. Four are dated the same day, July 22, 2026, and are also with the same stated reason: D'Dioses Nuez, 1 Bar (81.7 g), UPC 827912008548; D'Dioses Tamarindo, 1 Bar (81.7 g), UPC 827912008593; D'Dioses Arroz con Leche, 4 oz (85 g), UPC 710594511843; and D'Dioses Mango, 3.7 oz (81.7 g), UPC 827912008494. For wider context, the same database records 745 food recalls in the past two years citing an undeclared allergen. Neither the firm's other actions nor other companies' recalls is evidence about fault in this action.

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Revision history

  1. Version 67 Aug 2026, 14:08current

    Trimmed redundant product-background sentence; no factual changes.

  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 13:08

    Replaced the unsupported Barry Popik attribution in the product-background paragraph with the reference sources actually supplied, and added a line noting the background says nothing about this recall.

  3. Version 47 Aug 2026, 07:36

    Revised the product-background paragraph to updated reference sources (Wikipedia and Barry Popik, replacing Wikidata/Tocumbo detail), clarifying the fresa leche flavour and noting the bars can reach children.

  4. Version 37 Aug 2026, 03:38

    Product description tightened to what the cited reference sources state (removed uncited recipe detail, added Tocumbo origin and paleta type distinction); volume approximation labelled as derived from the notice's figures.

  5. Version 26 Aug 2026, 23:23

    Corrected the product-background paragraph to the supplied reference sources (Wikipedia and recipe descriptions), removing the unsupported Tocumbo/Michoacán origin claim and the Austin Chronicle and Culinary Backstreets attributions.

  6. Version 16 Aug 2026, 18:04

    First published.

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