The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-2123-2019·Announced 2019-09-18

Bubbies Ice Cream Products Recalled for Foreign Plastic Pieces

Bubbies is recalling Mochi and Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bites due to potential foreign plastic pieces. The recall covers products distributed nationwide and to Russia and Lebanon.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with potential for significant injury (foreign plastic pieces) are classified as Severe (Score 4), as they are not Class I but involve a risk of harm beyond minor labeling errors.

Plain-English summary

Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream and Desserts, Inc. is recalling Bubbies Mochi Ice Cream, Bubbies Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bites, and Trader Joe's Mochi six-piece products. The recall is issued because of the potential for "free-floating" foreign plastic pieces in the product.

The affected products include Bubbies Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bites -Chocolate Chip (Item Code CDR00002, UPC GTIN 10787325500138), packed in oriented polystyrene sheet thermo-formed 6-cavity trays. The recall covers a total of 3,407,385 cases. The products were distributed nationwide to all 50 states, as well as to Russia and Lebanon. There are no government, VA, or military consignees.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and stop using them if found. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Bubbies Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bites -Chocolate Chip Item Code CDR00002, UPC Code 50013-1, UPC GTIN 10787325500138. Product is packed in oriented polystyrene sheet (OPS) thermo-formed 6-cavity trays, tray is packed in 6 count boxes.
Affected units
3,407,385

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot 032819

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 22 recalled by Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream and Desserts, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 22 products in this recall →