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

The agency's enforcement record cites possible undeclared milk, pecans, pistachios and color additives in 129 cases distributed across four Northeastern states.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:43 a.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's enforcement record lists a recall of D'Dioses Tamarindo ice pops, with a report date of July 22, 2026. The recall was initiated on May 4, 2026, and is listed under recall number . The record shows the status as . According to the FDA record, the recalling firm is The product is described as "." The quantity listed is , distributed in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. The item is a paleta — a Mexican-style frozen bar on a stick, here in the tamarind flavor — sold as a single ready-to-eat bar of about 81.7 grams from grocery and paletería freezers or from pushcart vendors, according to background reference material from Wikipedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica. That material describes paletas as made in either milk-based or water-based styles, typically from fruit, water or dairy and sugar, and traces the form to Tocumbo, Michoacán, Mexico; tamarind flavor comes from the sour-sweet pulp of the tamarind pod. It is a finished retail item rather than a bulk ingredient, so those affected would be ordinary end consumers, including children. The stated reason in the record is that the product "" is the FDA's most serious 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 agency's database lists 15 other actions by this firm, including four other ice pop recalls dated July 22, 2026 — D'Dioses Nuez (UPC 827912008548), Arroz con Leche (UPC 710594511843), Fresa Leche (UPC 710594511850) and Mango (UPC 827912008494) — each citing the same reason. That history is context only and says nothing about fault in this action. The database also records 745 food recalls in the last two years citing an undeclared allergen; other firms' recalls are not evidence about this one. The enforcement record does not indicate how the labeling problem arose, and no cause has been determined on the available record. No illnesses or injuries are recorded in the facts available for this report.

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Revision history

  1. Version 87 Aug 2026, 13:43current

    No new facts; added source URLs to the citation list and left the text substantively unchanged.

  2. Version 77 Aug 2026, 12:23

    Tightened the product-background paragraph to match the reference material (bar weight, Tocumbo origin, tamarind pulp, end consumers including children) and added the Britannica and remaining reference URLs to sources.

  3. Version 67 Aug 2026, 08:33

    Removed unsupported tamarind botany and Barry Popik references and the unit conversion; replaced with sourced paleta description and added FDA classification, hazard and enforcement-record URLs.

  4. Version 57 Aug 2026, 04:00

    Corrected product-background attribution (removed Britannica, added Wikipedia and Barry Popik as cited reference sources) and revised the paleta description to match the supplied reference data, including package size and points of sale.

  5. Version 46 Aug 2026, 22:34

    Added source URLs to citations and corrected the product description to match reference data (Mexican-style paleta, frozen not churned; tamarind tree origin) rather than the unsupported 'water-and-fruit' characterization.

  6. Version 36 Aug 2026, 17:46

    Added the FDA's Class I definition and undeclared-allergen hazard guidance, a description of what the product is, and the firm's other listed recalls plus database context on allergen recalls.

  7. Version 25 Aug 2026, 21:48current

    No new facts; headline and dek added, story otherwise unchanged and still listed as ongoing.

  8. Version 15 Aug 2026, 21:45

    First published.

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