The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2117-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Hostess Zingers Raspberry Recalled for Unlabeled Peanut Allergen

Hostess Brands is recalling Zingers Raspberry 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) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Hostess Brands, LLC is recalling specific lots of Hostess Zingers Raspberry cakes. The product is an iced raspberry cake with creamy filling, sold in 10-count multi-packs and 6-count single-serving fun size snack packs. The recall involves 553,056 units that were distributed nationwide.

The recall is being conducted because the product was 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.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected UPCs and batch codes listed in the official recall notice. If you have these products, do not consume them. Individuals with peanut allergies should be particularly cautious. For more information, contact Hostess Brands or visit the FDA website.

The recalled product

Product
Iced Raspberry cake with creamy filling, packaged as Hostess Zingers Raspberry in 10-ct multi-packs of individual cakes, net wt. 13.40oz (360 g), UPC 888109110604; 6-ct. single serving fun size snack packs, 3 cakes per pack net wt. 4.02oz. (108g), UPC 888109010089; with the respo
Affected units
553,056

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 (14)

  • batch and best by date per UPC: UPC 888109110604: D040924000
  • best by 6/13/2016
  • D041024000
  • best by 6/14/2016
  • D041524000
  • best by 6/19/2016
  • D041624000
  • best by 6/20/2016
  • D040924000 (frozen)
  • best by N/A
  • D041524000 (frozen)
  • best by N/A UPC 888109010089: D041024000
  • D041024000 (frozen)
  • best by N/A.

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.

See all 11 products in this recall →