Check the freezer before serving dessert: a newly published Canadian Food Inspection Agency notice identifies So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Non-dairy Frozen Dessert, Cashew Base, because of plastic-like and gravel-like fragments. The affected product is the 500 mL tub, distributed nationally. The CFIA published the notice on September 22, 2026, and records the recall date as September 17. Its instruction is direct: do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product. For shoppers, the immediate job is to match the container, not simply recognize the brand. This is a specific product notice, not a reason to assume every dairy-free dessert is recalled. Check tubs already opened as well as unopened purchases tucked behind other frozen food.
Match the barcode and date together. The CFIA lists UPC 7 44473 27613 4 and these seven codes: BB: 8 SEP 2027; BB: 15 OCT 2027; BB: 16 OCT 2027; BB: 3 FEB 2028; BB: 25 FEB 2028; BB: 30 MAR 2028; and BB: 31 MAR 2028. Read the printing on your actual tub rather than an online product image, which may show a different batch. The manufacturer’s Canadian FAQ identifies the bottom of the tub as the place to find its best-before marking. A date well into the future is not evidence that a recalled product is safe. Here, the dates identify affected stock; they are not permission to keep eating it until that day arrives. Photograph the label and code while they are legible.
There is an important complication when checking older search results. The Canadian manufacturer FAQ retrieved for this article still displayed an earlier notice, dated December 15, 2025, covering tubs with best-by dates before 08 Aug 2027. That is not the same date coverage as the September CFIA notice. Meanwhile, INsauga’s September 22 report said the company’s website covered all pints with best-before dates up to April 3, 2028. Those descriptions do not line up neatly, so shoppers should not treat an older FAQ or a single screenshot as an all-clear. Use the current CFIA notice for its expressly listed dates. If your salted caramel tub has another date mentioned in the broader reporting, hold off serving it and ask the manufacturer to confirm whether it is affected.
Keep the safety response simple. Do not taste a matching tub to see whether anything seems wrong, and do not try to pick out suspect pieces and serve the rest. INsauga reports that consumers are being told not to eat the dessert and to dispose of it. Before disposal, save the product details and any receipt or digital order record if you intend to contact the seller. If you need clarification about returning it, ask the store before making a special trip; otherwise follow the disposal guidance. Make sure everyone who uses the freezer knows not to serve the affected dessert. The issue identified in this notice is foreign material, not an undeclared dairy ingredient, so the warning is not limited to people who avoid milk because of an allergy.
For a household budget, the practical question is what happens after a purchase cannot be used. Contact the retailer or the manufacturer through its Canadian contact page and ask what remedy is available for your exact product and code. Have the flavour, size, UPC, best-before date, store name and purchase record ready. The September CFIA notice does not promise a particular refund amount, replacement coupon or receipt-free return, so none should be assumed. A store’s ordinary food-return policy also may not explain its recall process. Ask specifically about the recall and whether photographs are sufficient before transporting anything. This keeps the conversation focused on the affected purchase and can prevent an unnecessary journey without implying that reimbursement is guaranteed.
When buying a replacement, check the new container rather than assuming a familiar shelf location means different stock. This CFIA notice names one flavour and base in one package size; it does not establish that every So Delicious product, every cashew dessert or every plant-based brand has the same issue. If you encounter a listed tub on sale, a lower price does not change the recall instruction. Flag it to store staff instead of putting it in your basket. For households choosing dairy-free food for a dietary reason, read the replacement’s ingredient and allergen information independently. Another flavour or a similar-looking package is not automatically an appropriate substitute. Compare prices only after confirming the replacement suits your household and is not itself covered by a recall notice.
Make this a quick stock check rather than a wholesale freezer clear-out. Review the tubs you own, share the exact notice with anyone you gave the affected dessert to, and bookmark the official page so you can see later changes. Canada’s recalls website also offers email subscriptions for new and updated safety alerts. That is useful when food stays at home long after a shopping trip and a previous label check no longer settles the question. The bottom line as of September 27, 2026: the latest CFIA notice lists seven dates for this nationally distributed 500 mL salted caramel cashew dessert. Do not serve matching stock, and get clarification on uncertain codes instead of using an older notice to dismiss the newer warning.
Source trail: Canadian Food Inspection Agency — So Delicious Dairy Free brand Salted Caramel Non-dairy Frozen Dessert, Cashew Base recalled due to plastic-like and gravel-like fragments (September 22, 2026): https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/so-delicious-dairy-free-brand-salted-caramel-non-dairy-frozen-dessert-cashew-base INsauga — Frozen dessert pulled from shelves across Canada (September 22, 2026): https://www.insauga.com/frozen-dessert-pulled-from-shelves-across-canada/ So Delicious Dairy Free Canada — Frequently Asked Questions (earlier recall notice displayed when checked September 27, 2026): https://www.sodeliciousdairyfree.ca/en/about-us/faqs/ Government of Canada — Subscribe to recalls and safety alerts: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/subscribe