Food recall

Hostess Brands, LLC recall: Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes

Hostess Brands, LLC, of Kansas City, MO, recalled Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes. The FDA's reason: “Product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 9, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 1, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed December 1, 2017

The recall

Company
Hostess Brands, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76184

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1514-2017 Class II

    Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes, Net Wt. 13.02 oz. (369 g), UPC 888109111571.

    Codes: Batch and Best by Date per Material No. 701404: D093024000 12/4/2016 D100124000 12/5/2016 D100824000 12/12/2016 D101324000 12/17/2016 D101424000 12/18/2016 D102624000 12/30/2016 D102724000 12/31/2016 D110224000 1/6/2017 D110324000 1/7/2017 D110424000 1/8/2017 D111124000 1/15/2017 D111224000 1/16/2017 D112124000 1/25/2017; AND 701442 D100824000 12/12/2016 D102624000 12/30/2016 D110224000 1/6/2017 D111124000 1/15/2017 D112124000 1/25/2017

    Quantity: 123,127 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 1, 2017.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.