That box of Outshine Fruit Bars in the freezer door might have glass in it. On August 18, 2026, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream widened a voluntary recall of the bars after shoppers reported finding glass inside the product. The bars were sold at stores across the country, so this is not a regional problem you can shrug off. Check the box, and if it matches, get rid of it.
The fruit bars are one link in a long chain of freezer recalls that piled up through 2026. Berries, meatballs, buffalo chicken, bulk dinners, even eggs some people crack and freeze. A lot of it is still sitting in home freezers because frozen food does not spoil the way milk does, so nobody thinks to look. Below is what has been pulled, and exactly how to tell if you own it.
Outshine Fruit Bars With Glass Inside
Dreyer’s first announced this one on August 16, then updated it two days later to add the 24-count variety pack. The recall covers six-count boxes of 2.5-ounce bars in Strawberry, Watermelon, Grape, Tangerine, and Black Cherry, plus the 24-count 2.5-ounce variety pack. No other Outshine flavors or products are part of it. Batch codes start with LLA and are printed on the bottom of the box, and the best-before dates run from May 2027 through November 2027 depending on the flavor and lot. Match the code, not just the month. Dreyer’s said it acted out of caution and that no illnesses or injuries have been reported. You can toss the box or take it back to the store for a full refund, and the full list of affected codes is posted online.
Publix GreenWise Frozen Berries
Publix pulled every lot of its GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries on July 29, 2026, over possible E. coli O145:H28. Four items are involved: 10-ounce and 48-ounce blueberries, and 10-ounce and 48-ounce mixed berries, all with UPC codes that start with 41415. The bags went to Publix stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Twelve people in Florida and Georgia were infected, four ended up in the hospital, and the illnesses happened between May 11 and June 5. The trail led back to a supplier in San Carlos, Chile. Publix stopped selling the berries at the end of June and started refunding customers. You can return them or call Publix Customer Care at 800-242-1227.
Aldi Bremer Italian Style Meatballs
Aldi shoppers who keep a bag of meatballs on standby, this one is for you. On February 22, 2026, Rosina Food Products recalled the family-sized 32-ounce Bremer Italian Style Meatballs it makes for Aldi, after metal turned up in them. The bag to watch carries a best-by date of 10/30/2026, time stamped between 17:08 and 18:20, so the exact minutes on the package matter. One person reported finding bits of metal, and no injuries were reported. If your bag matches that stamp, it is not worth the risk of biting into it.
Ukrop’s Baked Spaghetti And Chicken Cobbler
If you buy bulk prepared meals and freeze them, look here. On July 31, 2026, Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods of Richmond, Virginia recalled about 22,880 pounds of baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler over metal slivers. Four products are on the list: a 62.4-ounce bulk baked spaghetti in an aluminum pan and a 14.8-ounce baked spaghetti tray, both stamped EST. 19979, plus a 48-ounce bulk chicken cobbler in an aluminum pan and an 11.6-ounce chicken cobbler tray, both stamped P-19979. The Best By dates all fall between 07/08/26 and 08/05/26. Check the establishment number and the date on the label, and if it lines up, throw it out or take it back for a refund. The USDA keeps a running recall page if you want to double-check.
Costco Beignets And Madeleines With Hidden Nuts
Costco had two freezer-adjacent problems this year, and both come down to a label not matching what is inside. In January 2026, certain packages of Mini Beignets sold as caramel-filled were actually filled with chocolate hazelnut, a real danger for anyone with a tree nut allergy. Then in early April 2026, Costco bakery madeleines sold as traditional were bundled with chocolate hazelnut-filled madeleines that contained tree nuts and soy, again without proper allergen labeling. If you have a nut allergy in the house, these are not the kind of mix-up you want to gamble on. The details are worth a look before you serve dessert.
Buffalo Chicken Made With No Inspection
This is the most serious recall on the list. On August 26, 2026, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Shanghai Ravioli Corporation of Boston recalled about 24,900 pounds of frozen, not-ready-to-eat Buffalo chicken made without federal inspection. Two products are named: cardboard boxes of 100 pieces of Buffalo Chicken Rangoon, and boxes of 120 pieces of Benedetto’s Buffalo Chicken Mozzarella Stick. The Sell By dates stretch from July 8, 2026 through June 29, 2027, and the boxes were produced over nearly a full year, from July 8, 2025 to June 29, 2026. The packaging carries a false inspection mark, EST. 18004, which does not hold a federal grant of inspection. It is a Class I recall, the highest-risk category. The boxes went to foodservice spots in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, so a restaurant is more likely to have it than your kitchen. Questions can go to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854. You can read the warning for the fine print.
Frozen Eggs You Cracked And Saved
Plenty of people crack eggs into a container and freeze them so they do not go to waste, which is why this recall reaches the freezer too. The Midwest Poultry Services egg recall was upgraded to Class I over Salmonella. It covers white shell eggs and brown cage-free eggs sold under brands including Country Morning, Cal-Maine Sunups, Brookshire’s, Simple Truth, and Kroger, with sell-by or best-by dates running from July 20 through August 17, 2026. As of the FDA’s July 24, 2026 update, the outbreak was linked to 98 illnesses across 17 states and 26 hospitalizations, with no deaths reported. If you froze any of those eggs, throw them out or take them back. Check the fridge as well, which is where the FDA says most of these cartons still are. The brand list is the fastest way to check what you have.
When To Toss The Rest Of The Freezer
Not everything that looks bad is bad, and not everything that looks fine is safe. Freezer burn, those grayish-brown leathery patches, is just air hitting the surface of the food. It does not make anything unsafe, and you can cut the spots away before or after cooking. Keep the freezer set at 0°F, and never thaw on the counter, in the garage, or in the car. Use the fridge, cold water, or the microwave instead.
Power outages are the real test. A full freezer holds food safe for about two days without power, and a half-full one for about a day. Anything that sat above 40°F for more than two hours should go, and you can refreeze anything that still holds ice crystals or is still at 40°F or colder. Whatever you do, never taste something to decide if it is still good. Some food looks and smells perfectly normal and still makes people sick. When a recall has your item on it, the choice is easy: out it goes.
