10/14/2026
Consumer Reports found glycidyl esters in Skinny Cow "light" ice cream sandwiches. Your body turns them into glycidol, a probable cancer-causing chemical.
In its test of 40 popular grocery products, published in June, Consumer Reports and the food app Yuka measured these chemicals.
One Skinny Cow Vanilla Gone Wild! Light Ice Cream Sandwich had 2.38 micrograms.
California's daily cancer risk level for glycidol is 0.54 micrograms.
That is about 4.4 times that level in one sandwich.
The World Health Organization's cancer agency classifies glycidol as probably cancer-causing in humans.
Of all 40 products, only Hostess Donettes and Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies had more.
Blue Bell No Sugar Added Vanilla ice cream, a Breyers Carb Smart bar and Healthy Choice Fudge Bars had none detected.
Consumer Reports put Skinny Cow in its "consume occasionally" group and suggested no more than about 1 and a half servings a week.
To be fair, Consumer Reports and Yuka are not regulators. Consumer Reports says its concern is eating one serving every day over a lifetime, and California's level is a state level, not a federal limit. The samples were bought starting in late 2025. The report includes no comment from Skinny Cow.
"Light" refers to calories, not to what else is inside.
