Hostess Zingers Recalled for Unlabeled Peanut Allergen
Hostess Brands is recalling Zingers cakes because they were made with flour containing peanut allergen but are not labeled to contain peanuts.
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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (peanut), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Hostess Brands, LLC is recalling specific lots of Hostess Zingers and Dolly Zingers cakes. The affected products are iced Devil's Food cakes with creamy filling, sold in 10-count multi-packs, 6-count single-serving fun size snack packs, and 6-count single-serving packs. The recall involves 653,724 units distributed nationwide.
The recall is being conducted because the product is manufactured with flour known to contain peanut allergen, yet the packaging is not labeled to contain peanuts. This mislabeling poses a risk to consumers with peanut allergies. The affected products have specific batch codes and best-by dates ranging from June 5, 2016, to June 13, 2016, as detailed in the recall notice.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantry for the specific UPCs and batch codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by Hostess Brands or the FDA for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Iced Devil's Food cake with creamy filling, packaged as Hostess Zingers in 10-ct multi-packs of individual cakes, net wt. 12.70oz (360 g), UPC 888109110581; 6-ct. single serving fun size snack packs, individual pack net wt. 2.55 oz (72 g), UPC 888109010027;with the responsible fi
- Manufacturer
- Hostess Brands, LLC
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Affected units
- 653,724
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 (7)
- batch and best buy date per UPC: UPC 888109110581: D040124000
- best by 6/5/2016
- D040824000
- best by 6/12/2016
- D040924000
- best by 6/13/2016
- and UPC 88810930036/888109010058/888109000202/888109000356: D040124000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Hostess Brands, LLC 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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