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FDA Lists Class I Recall of D'Dioses Mango Ice Pops Over Undeclared Milk, Nuts and Dyes

The agency's enforcement report for recall H-1171-2026 covers 167 cases distributed in four Northeastern states and lists the action as ongoing.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:28 a.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's enforcement report for recall number lists a recall of , by The record gives the reason as: "" The recall was initiated on May 4, 2026, and the report is dated July 22, 2026. The quantity is listed as , distributed in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. The status is listed as , and this remains a developing action. Based on the notice's own unit count and pack size, the total volume works out to roughly 618 ounces; that approximation is calculated here and was not stated by the agency. The FDA classified the action as , which the agency defines as its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. On undeclared allergens, the FDA says an undeclared allergen is an ingredient the label does not name, and that people with 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 — in mango flavor, sold as a single frozen bar in an individually wrapped 3.7 oz (81.7 g) portion. Reference sources on the food, including Wikipedia and Wikidata, describe ice pops as a flavored liquid frozen at rest around a wooden stick that serves as the handle, setting into a solid icy block rather than a whipped one; the paleta form is Mexican in origin, associated with the town of Tocumbo in Michoacán, and paleta bases are divided into water-based and milk-based types, with mango among the standard flavors. It is a finished consumer item with its own barcode, bought ready to eat from grocery and convenience store freezers, paleterías, carts and ice cream trucks — not a bulk ingredient — so anyone affected would be the person who ate it. The FDA database records 15 other actions by this firm, including four other ice pop recalls dated July 22, 2026: 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 Fresa Leche, 4 oz (85 g), UPC 710594511850 — each citing the same reason. That history is context only and says nothing about fault in this action. The same database records 745 food recalls citing an undeclared allergen over the last two years; other firms' recalls are not evidence about this one.

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  1. Version 67 Aug 2026, 13:28current

    No new facts in the record; text unchanged and source URLs added to the citation list.

  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 13:11

    Removed the unsupported Paterson, New Jersey location and citations to CooksInfo and the Popik etymology reference; product description rewritten from the supplied Wikipedia/Wikidata reference data.

  3. Version 47 Aug 2026, 07:33

    Corrected the product-description sourcing: replaced the unsupported Saveur/churning reference with the actual reference sources (FDA packaging details, Wikipedia, CooksInfo, Popik) and added the Paterson, N.J. manufacturing location and who the product is sold to.

  4. Version 37 Aug 2026, 03:43

    Replaced the unsupported CooksInfo-sourced product description with the Wikipedia/Saveur reference material and corrected the sources cited.

  5. Version 26 Aug 2026, 23:26

    Replaced unsupported paleta history details (1940s origin, Tocumbo, named individual, chains) with the sourced product description and added the CooksInfo citation.

  6. Version 16 Aug 2026, 17:58

    First published.

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