Our verdict
RecommendedThe company behind GoodPop holds an organic certificate that we read on the USDA's own register: the Organic Integrity Database lists Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc., doing business as GoodPop, of Austin, Texas, as a certified organic handler under the certifier Oregon Tilth. That certificate is in the company's own name, and it is what the recommended grade rests on. Know what it covers. An organic certificate is a farming-and-processing standard: it does not allow synthetic dyes, it is not a contaminant test. The certificate also names products: its list includes GoodPop's Freezer Pops — among them the assorted Cherry Limeade, Concord Grape and Fruit Punch pack — alongside about twenty popsicles. The claim our dye-free pages rest on checks out on the label as well. GoodPop's own product page for the Organic Freezer Pops prints the panel for all three flavors, and in each one the only colorant is "fruit and vegetable juice (color)", with no FD&C dye and no lake. We found no FDA recall under GoodPop, Good Pop or the legal name Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, no CPSC record and no California Proposition 65 notice as of 2026-10-12. We know of three federal cases that name the company, and we read all three dockets. Two, filed in 2020 and 2021 and each closed within months, were Americans with Disabilities Act cases. The third is pending: in June 2024 GoodPop sued a competing frozen-pop maker, JonnyPops, for false advertising, and JonnyPops answered with counterclaims. The version we read argues that if its own fruit-and-sugar marketing is found misleading, so are GoodPop's claims of "no refined sugars" and "real, whole fruits"; it names several of GoodPop's stick pops and ice-cream sandwiches, not the freezer pops, and it does not allege a safety problem. No court has ruled on either side's claims, and trial was set for 30 November 2026.
- Best for
- Freezer pops for a summer party or a classroom freezer, where the usual box carries Red 40 and Blue 1. This one is colored with juice in every flavor and made on a line the company says is free of the top nine allergens.
- Skip if
- You are managing a peanut, tree nut, milk, egg, soy or wheat allergy and are buying the frozen stick bars rather than the freezer pops. GoodPop says those are made in a facility that also processes all of them, and that it does not allergen-test finished products.
Reviewed by Dan Golden · October 2026
Company facts
- What they make
- frozen treats, snacks, food dyes
- Where it's made
- Founded in 2009 in Austin, Texas by Daniel Goetz, then a University of Texas student, who told CNBC in June 2025 that the company has never taken external funding. GoodPop is the trade name of Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc., the name on its USDA organic certificate. GoodPop does not say who makes its products or where. Its FAQ refers to "our manufacturing facilities" and says they are audited to a GFSI-recognized food safety standard. It says its top-nine-allergen-free items, the freezer pops among them, are made on a dedicated line free of those allergens, while its traditional frozen stick products are made in a facility that also processes milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts and tree nuts.
The company behind GoodPop
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Ownership
- Independent
No outside owner who can reset the standards.
Safety breakdown
GoodPop is the trade name of Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc. The USDA Organic Integrity Database, read on 2026-10-12, lists that company, of Austin, Texas, as a certified organic handler under Oregon Tilth; the entry, re-read on 2026-10-14, lists its certified products by name, including Freezer Pops (Assorted — Cherry Limeade, Concord Grape, Fruit Punch) and about twenty popsicles, alongside ingredients it brokers. GoodPop is also a Certified B Corporation: B Lab's directory, read on 2026-10-12, lists it as certified since June 2017. B Corp certification measures governance, workers, community and environment, not what is in a product, so it is recorded here and is not what the grade rests on. We found no FDA food or drug enforcement record under GoodPop, Goodpop, Good Pop, GoodPops, Good Pops or Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, as recalling firm or in a product description, and no CPSC record under either name, as of 2026-10-12. We found no 60-day notice under California's Proposition 65, the state's warning-label law, naming GoodPop or Austin's Natural Frozen Pops as an alleged violator, and none naming GoodPop as the product, as of the same date. CourtListener searches on 2026-10-15 under both the trade name and the legal name return three federal dockets. Rodriguez v. Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc. (E.D.N.Y. 1:20-cv-02574, filed 2020-06-10, terminated 2020-08-04) and Contreras v. Goodpop LLC (S.D.N.Y. 1:21-cv-09233, filed 2021-11-08, terminated 2022-06-08) were Americans with Disabilities Act civil-rights cases, not product-safety or labeling matters. Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc. v. Jonny Pops, LLC (W.D. Tex. 1:24-cv-00716, filed 2024-06-27) is pending. GoodPop is the plaintiff, alleging false advertising under the Lanham Act. JonnyPops answered in March 2025 with counterclaims, has amended them since, and was refused leave to amend them a third time in May 2026. We read the original counterclaim, which is free in CourtListener's RECAP archive, and not the amended versions. It argues that if JonnyPops's own fruit imagery and sugar content are found misleading, then GoodPop's statements that its products "never have ... refined sugars" and use "real, whole fruits, juices and purees" are misleading too, and it names several stick pops and ice-cream sandwiches; it does not name the freezer pops and does not allege a safety problem. Both sides moved for summary judgment in July 2026, and no ruling on either motion appears on the docket as of 2026-10-15. An order of 13 April 2026 set jury selection and trial for 30 November 2026; later scheduling orders are not in the free archive, so that date may have moved. Because this is a competitor's false-advertising dispute, not a product-safety matter, it is recorded here rather than as a litigation entry, and it does not move the grade.
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GoodPop is the trade name of Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc. The USDA Organic Integrity Database, read on 2026-10-12, lists that company, of Austin, Texas, as a certified organic handler under Oregon Tilth; the entry, re-read on 2026-10-14, lists its certified products by name, including Freezer Pops (Assorted — Cherry Limeade, Concord Grape, Fruit Punch) and about twenty popsicles, alongside ingredients it brokers. GoodPop is also a Certified B Corporation: B Lab's directory, read on 2026-10-12, lists it as certified since June 2017. B Corp certification measures governance, workers, community and environment, not what is in a product, so it is recorded here and is not what the grade rests on. We found no FDA food or drug enforcement record under GoodPop, Goodpop, Good Pop, GoodPops, Good Pops or Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, as recalling firm or in a product description, and no CPSC record under either name, as of 2026-10-12. We found no 60-day notice under California's Proposition 65, the state's warning-label law, naming GoodPop or Austin's Natural Frozen Pops as an alleged violator, and none naming GoodPop as the product, as of the same date. CourtListener searches on 2026-10-15 under both the trade name and the legal name return three federal dockets. Rodriguez v. Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc. (E.D.N.Y. 1:20-cv-02574, filed 2020-06-10, terminated 2020-08-04) and Contreras v. Goodpop LLC (S.D.N.Y. 1:21-cv-09233, filed 2021-11-08, terminated 2022-06-08) were Americans with Disabilities Act civil-rights cases, not product-safety or labeling matters. Austin's Natural Frozen Pops, Inc. v. Jonny Pops, LLC (W.D. Tex. 1:24-cv-00716, filed 2024-06-27) is pending. GoodPop is the plaintiff, alleging false advertising under the Lanham Act. JonnyPops answered in March 2025 with counterclaims, has amended them since, and was refused leave to amend them a third time in May 2026. We read the original counterclaim, which is free in CourtListener's RECAP archive, and not the amended versions. It argues that if JonnyPops's own fruit imagery and sugar content are found misleading, then GoodPop's statements that its products "never have ... refined sugars" and use "real, whole fruits, juices and purees" are misleading too, and it names several stick pops and ice-cream sandwiches; it does not name the freezer pops and does not allege a safety problem. Both sides moved for summary judgment in July 2026, and no ruling on either motion appears on the docket as of 2026-10-15. An order of 13 April 2026 set jury selection and trial for 30 November 2026; later scheduling orders are not in the free archive, so that date may have moved. Because this is a competitor's false-advertising dispute, not a product-safety matter, it is recorded here rather than as a litigation entry, and it does not move the grade.
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GoodPop products we track
- Dye-Free
- No Red Dye 40
Addresses: Artificial Dyes, Red Dye 40
Ingredient panel checked · source
Recall history
No recalls found. We checked CPSC and FDA recall databases as of October 15, 2026 and found no recalls for this brand. Recall databases update continuously — if you own a recalled product, the official notice is always the source to follow.