Outshine Fruit Bars Pineapple; 6 Fruit Ice Bars; 6x2 5 fl. oz) 14.7 Fl. oz. (435 mL); Package UPC: 041548750958; Case UPC: 10041548750955

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0838-2020) was formally reported on March 25, 2020, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 9, 2020. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Oakland, CA. Federal records indicate 24,297 cases units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Firm has received consumer complaints of pieces of white plastic in frozen fruit bars. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UY, VA, WA, WI, WV. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 6 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.