Agency classClass IIOur severity:Moderate FDA (Food)·F-0235-2022·Announced 2021-12-08

Tastykake Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes Recalled for Metal Fragments

Flowers Foods is recalling Tastykake Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes due to the potential presence of small metal fragments in an ingredient. The affected product has an "Enjoy By" date of December 14 or December 18.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for potential metal contamination with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard is based on supplier notification of a theoretical risk rather than confirmed contamination, making this a precautionary recall appropriate for a Moderate severity rating.

Plain-English summary

Flowers Foods is recalling Tastykake Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes, 14.25 oz boxes (UPC 0 25600 00223 0), due to the potential for small metal fragments in one of the ingredients. The firm was notified by an ingredient supplier of this risk.

The recalled product was distributed across 37 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 this product with an "Enjoy By" date of December 14 or December 18 should not consume it. Affected consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Tastykake Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes 14.25oz, UPC 0 25600 00223 0
Manufacturer: Flowers Foods (Corporate Offices)
Category: Food — Bakery / Snack Cakes
Hazard: metal-fragments
foreign-matter

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)

Enjoy By Date DEC 14 & DEC 18

Distribution

Distributed in 37 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Flowers Foods (Corporate Offices) under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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Same manufacturer · Flowers Foods (Corporate Offices)

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