Food recall

Hostess Brands, LLC recall: Hostess Soft White Hamburger Buns

Hostess Brands, LLC, of Kansas City, MO, recalled Hostess Soft White Hamburger Buns and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “The firm's contract manufacturer found positive environmental samples analyzed for Listeria and Salmonella species.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 13, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 8, 2021. 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed February 24, 2022

The recall

Company
Hostess Brands, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm's contract manufacturer found positive environmental samples analyzed for Listeria and Salmonella species.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to distributors and retailers in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
88503

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0957-2021 Class II

    Hostess Soft White Hamburger Buns, Net Wt. 12 OZ, UPC 888109110987

    Codes: 8/13/2021 8/15/2021 8/16/2021 8/18/2021 8/17/2021 8/19/2021 8/20/2021 8/21/2021 8/22/2021 8/23/2021 8/24/2021 8/28/2021 8/29/2021 9/2/2021 9/6/2021 9/5/2021 9/3/2021 9/10/2021 9/9/2021 9/11/2021 9/12/2021 9/13/2021 9/16/2021 9/14/2021 9/17/2021 9/15/2021 9/18/2021 9/19/2021 9/23/2021 9/26/2021 10/2/2021 10/4/2021

    Quantity: 178,867 cases (total)

  • F-0958-2021 Class II

    Hostess Soft White Hot Dog Buns, Net Wt. 12 OZ, UPC 888109110970

    Codes: 8/13/2021 8/25/2021 8/26/2021 8/27/2021 8/29/2021 8/30/2021 9/3/2021 9/4/2021 9/9/2021 9/15/2021 9/23/2021 9/24/2021 9/25/2021 9/26/2021 9/27/2021 9/30/2021

    Quantity: 178,867 cases (total)

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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 September 8, 2021.

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.