Food recalls by company
Hostess Brands, LLC food recalls
The FDA has listed 7 food recalls by Hostess Brands, LLC since its Enforcement Reports began in June 2012, the newest on September 8, 2021. 0 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason: allergen not on the label (2).
Food recalls since 2012
7
Class I, the most serious
0
Newest
September 8, 2021
Every recall, newest first
By the date the FDA first listed each in its weekly Enforcement Report. Each recall's page lists every product, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of it.
2021 (2 recalls)
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Class II Terminated
Hostess Soft White Hamburger Buns (2 products)
Why: Listeria
“The firm's contract manufacturer found positive environmental samples analyzed for Listeria and Salmonella species.”
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Class II Terminated
Hostesss SnoBalls packaged as Hostess Chocolate CupCakes
Why: Allergen not on the label
“SnoBalls snack cakes were packaged with a label for Chocolate CupCakes causing the product to fail to declare the major food allergen coconut.”
2020 (1 recall)
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Class II Terminated
Hostess Raspberry Zingers, Raspberry Iced Cake With Creamy Fillling
Why: Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)
“Product potentially has mold prior to best by date.”
2018 (1 recall)
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Class II Terminated
Hostess Brownies Cookies 'n Crme packaged in the following ways
Why: Allergen not on the label
“The product ingredients statement declares egg ingredients, but the "Contains" statement fails to declare egg.”
2017 (1 recall)
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Class II Terminated
Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes
Why: Salmonella
“Product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
2016 (1 recall)
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Class II Terminated
Chocolate Frosted Mini Donuts (11 products)
Why: Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems
“Product is manufactured with flour known to contain peanut allergen and is not labeled to contain peanuts.”
2014 (1 recall)
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Class II Terminated
Hostess Powdered Bagged Donettes (6 products)
Why: Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)
“Products recalled due to potential for mold growth. Laboratory analysis for products manufactured demonstrated a higher-than-average moisture content.”
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Recalls are grouped by the company name the FDA lists as the recalling firm, so a company's other names, or a parent company's brands, may have pages of their own. A recall is listed once however many products it covers.
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 October 14, 2026.
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.