The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0233-2022·Announced 2021-12-08

Tastykake Buttercreme Iced Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes Recall for Metal Fragments

Flowers Foods is recalling Tastykake Buttercreme Iced Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes due to potential small metal fragments in an ingredient. The recall affects products distributed across multiple states.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for risk of physical contamination (metal fragments) that could cause injury. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, but the hazard presents a clear risk of harm to consumers if ingested.

Plain-English summary

Flowers Foods (Corporate Offices) is recalling Tastykake Buttercreme Iced Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes due to potential small metal fragments in one of the ingredients. The firm was notified of this issue by an ingredient supplier.

The recalled products include the 14.25oz (6-2ct) box with UPC 0 25600 00230 8 and the 2.375oz package with UPC 0 25600 00004 5. A total of 10,009 cases of the 14.25oz boxes were distributed.

The affected products were distributed to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should dispose of the product or return it to the retailer for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Tastykake Buttercreme Iced Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes 14.25oz (6-2ct) box UPC 0 25600 00230 8 & 2.375oz package, UPC 0 25600 00004 5
Manufacturer
Flowers Foods (Corporate Offices)
Category
Food — Bakery / Confectionery
Hazard
  • metal-fragment
  • foreign-object

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Box - Enjoy By Date DEC 14 Package - Enjoy By Date DEC 18

Distribution

Distributed in 37 states:

  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • IA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MO
  • MS
  • NC
  • NE
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • WV
  • WY

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