🇺🇸nationwide recall of outshine plant-based frozen fruit bars due to contamination with glass🇺🇸
this frozen dessert is also known as an ice pop, popsicle, paleta, lollipop, lolly, ice lolly, icy pole, ice block, ice drop, ice gola, ice candy, ai tim tang, ice cream tang, and kisko. whatever you call these flavored frozen something-or-others on a stick, these recalled ones have a secret ingredient: glass
and that glass has best before dates all the way into november 2027.
for whatever reason, the FDA has made it unnecessarily difficult to tell if you have any of these recalled outshine fruit bars. more on that towards the bottom. I (rune) went ahead and made the batch information easier to read, because it feels extra bad imagining people panicking through the recall announcement trying to figure out if they or their children possibly ate glass.
if you have an affected box, do NOT eat it. throw it out or return it to the store for a refund. make sure everyone else you know does the same, because eating glass can cause unwanted side effects. such as death
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August 18, 2026 - Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of select flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars due to p
August 18, 2026 - Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of select flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars due to possible foreign material contamination with glass. Products affected include Outshine Strawberry, Watermelon, Grape, Tangerine and Black Cherry 6-Count 2.5 ounce Fruit Bars and the Outshine 24-Count 2.5 ounce Variety Pack Fruit Bars.
These lots were distributed to retailers nationwide.
"limited number" and "select flavors" are doing a lot of heavy lifting for a nationwide recall where the contaminated fruit bars were distributed to too many retailers to list.
No other Outshine products or varieties are impacted. ONLY the five flavors of 6 Count (2.5-oz bars) and Outshine Variety 24-Count (2.5-oz bars) Fruit Bars. Batch codes can be identified on the product packaging.
really neat thing to emphasize after dreyer's original recall failed to list every product affected by the glass contamination. this post is actually about the expanded recall. surprise!
the original version of this line was, "No other Outshine products or varieties are impacted. ONLY the five flavors of 6ct 2.5-ounce paddle bars."
no need to worry about our other products being affected by glass contamination, unless you trusted us the last time we said this...a whole three days ago! move on
Dreyer’s is taking this action out of an abundance of caution following consumer reports of glass found in the product. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider immediately. Consumers who have purchased the affected product should dispose of it or return it to their place of purchase for a full refund.
as is the case with countless food recalls, dreyer's only discovered their desserts were contaminated with glass and subsequently issued this recall after multiple heroes reported issues with their food. no glass-related injuries have been reported yet, but...be real, chances are good someone already ate some amount of glass. if that sounds like you, dreyer's says to pursue medical attention (or at least professional medical advice) immediately.
even if the glass only slices your digestive tract a teeny tiny bit, any possible germs on said glass (and anything else you eat afterwards) get expedite delivered directly into those cuts and might lead to a serious infection. consumed glass could also become embedded somewhere on the way in, on the way down, and on the way out of your body. a scenario like that could require surgery to remove the glass.
if you do accidentally eat glass, PLEASE report it to both the FDA and to dreyer's to get your injuries officially recorded. the more heroes who report injuries and illnesses from their food, the more these issues get taken seriously, the more people find out about them, the more other people can be protected, and the more easily other victims can receive medical care and possibly compensation. in a worst case scenario, eating glass or food contaminated with mystery germs can result in lifelong disability or death. please help save lives.
The safety, quality, and integrity of our products remain our highest priority. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this action may cause our consumers and retail customers.
We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality and to earning the trust of our consumers and customers every day.
...which is why the dreyer's primary official website, icecream.com, definitely contains a prominent warning about outshine fruit bars containing glass? or at the very least a search result for "recall"? surely someone who claims safety as a "highest priority" would never half-ass communication about actual glass, right? (whoops!)
none of this PR bullshit matters. dreyer's should have at least had a prominent banner and recall page template ready, filled out, and published by now. plenty of other food manufacturers manage that part just fine. despite dreyer's PR pinky promises, they already extensively fumbled this recall. my (rune!) sympathies to anyone else devastated by dreyer's performance. and also the glass
Consumers with questions may contact Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Customer Service at 800-392-4885, Monday thru Friday 8am to 5pm EST.
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc Media Contacts: [email protected]
got questions? want to know when dreyer's plans to add prominent banners and pages to their websites about their glass recall? reach out!
alright, now here is where things get confusing. on the FDA's table listing the specific recalled products: product packaging (name and quantity) and UPC (identifying product number) both say "see image below". the batch code/best before date column is still correctly filled in, albeit attached to incomplete information.
the FDA apparently expects everyone to look at the blurry-as-shit images, transcribe flavors and UPCs in order, and then link them to the incomplete table. possibly while racing against the melting of their creamless ice. keep in mind, recall announcements do frequently contain errors, including having their associated photos incorrectly ordered or labeled. but the tables are usually at least completed.
so, where exactly is the list of recalled flavors and UPCs in plain text to know for sure? especially if the images are too blurry to read?
...hidden within the fucking alt text!!!!!!
and so it was up to me (rune!!) to utilize my expert hacker accessibility alt text skills and format this information for the tragically-tableless tumblr. why these steps were skipped over on the FDA website with full table capabilities in favor of making people hunt for it, I (rune!!!) have no fucking clue. rough times at the US FDA
reminder that tumblr natively supports alt text on both desktop and mobile, and more people should be using it. after attaching a photo, click on the meatball menu/3 dots to add a brief description.
rune (me) recall pro tip: to check your bars, take pictures of the box and then promptly put it back in the freezer. do not keep the box out while looking through the numbers. otherwise, much like the eventual fate of all things on our fragile earth, your treats might disappear into memory
RECALLED OUTSHINE FRUIT BARS, THEIR UPCS, BATCH CODES, AND BEST BEFORE DATES (see bottom of package) BELOW THE CUT
product name, quantity, UPC number
batch code - best by date
Outshine Fruit Bars Strawberry, 6 Bars, UPC 041548610047
LLA616903 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617003 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617103 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617203 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617303 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617403 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617503 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA617603 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA620303 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620403 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620503 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620603 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620703 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620803 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620903 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA621003 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA621103 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA621203 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA621303 – 30 NOV 2027
LLA621403 – 30 NOV 2027
LLA621503 – 30 NOV 2027
LLA621603 – 30 NOV 2027
Outshine Fruit Bars Grape, 6 Bars, UPC 041548244044
LLA616803 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA616903 – 30 SEP 2027
LLA619703 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA619803 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA619903 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620003 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620103 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620203 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA620303 – 31 OCT 2027
Outshine Fruit Bars Watermelon, 6 Bars, UPC 041548413624
LLA617603 – 30 JUN 2027
LLA617703 – 30 JUN 2027
LLA617803 – 30 JUN 2027
LLA617903 – 30 JUN 2027
LLA618003 – 30 JUN 2027
LLA618103 – 30 JUN 2027
LLA618203 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618303 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618403 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618503 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619003 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619103 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619203 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619303 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619403 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619503 – 31 JUL 2027
Outshine Fruit Bars Black Cherry, 6 Bars, UPC 041548000121
LLA618503 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618603 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618703 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618803 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA618903 – 31 JUL 2027
LLA619003 – 31 JUL 2027
Outshine Fruit Bars Tangerine, 6 Bars, UPC 041548612041
LLA619603 – 31 OCT 2027
LLA619703 – 31 OCT 2027
Outshine Fruit Bars Variety Pack, 24 Bars, UPC 041548816678
LLA603840 – 31 MAY 2027
LLA605540 – 31 MAY 2027
LLA605640 – 31 MAY 2027
LLA605740 – 31 MAY 2027
LLA605940 – 31 MAY 2027
considering this recall has already expanded once despite dreyer's super solid Trust Me Bro and they failed to catch these issues through their own quality control to begin with...nonzero chance there are other contaminated dreyer's products, at least in the outshine line.
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do you have another name for this frozen treat beyond those listed at the top? does your area have a lesser-known name for it? do you have your own fun nickname? tell me (rune!!!!) in the notes!
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