Hostess Recalls Holiday White Peppermint Twinkies Due to Salmonella Risk
Hostess Brands is recalling Holiday White Peppermint Twinkies because an ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed nationwide.
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 3/5 (High).
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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Hostess Brands, LLC is recalling Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes, because the product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected product is identified by UPC 888109111571 and has a net weight of 13.02 oz. (369 g).
The recall involves 123,127 cases of the snack cakes. The product was distributed nationwide, with no foreign, government, or military distribution. Specific batch numbers and best-by dates are listed in the official recall notice, ranging from December 2016 to January 2017.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their packaging for the specific UPC and batch information. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should stop consuming it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes, Net Wt. 13.02 oz. (369 g), UPC 888109111571.
- Manufacturer
- Hostess Brands, LLC
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 123,127
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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