The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2121-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Hostess Crunch Mini Donuts Recalled for Unlabeled Peanut Allergen

Hostess Brands is recalling Crunch Mini Donuts because they were manufactured 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 Crunch Mini Donuts due to the presence of an undeclared peanut allergen. The product was manufactured with flour known to contain peanut allergen, but the packaging does not indicate that it contains peanuts.

The recall affects 761,335 units of Crunch Mini Donuts sold nationwide. The affected products are packaged in 6-14-ct and 9-14-ct bags (net wt. 9.5oz), 9-17-ct bags (net wt. 10.5oz), and 6ct single serving packages (net wt. 4oz) under the Hostess Donettes and Dolly Madison brands. Specific UPC codes and best-by dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers with a peanut allergy should not consume these products. Individuals who have purchased these items should check their pantry for the specific UPC codes and best-by dates listed in the recall notice and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Crunch Mini Donuts, packaged in 6-14-ct and 9-14-ct bags of mini donuts as Hostess Donettes Crunch Mini Donuts, net wt. 9.5oz, UPC 888109110642; packaged in 9-17-ct bags of mini donuts as Hostess Donettes Crunch Mini Donuts, net wt. 10.5oz, UPC 888109110659; packaged in 6ct singl
Manufacturer
Hostess Brands, LLC
Category
Food — Baked Goods
Hazard
Affected units
761,335

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 code: UPC 888109300081: D031921000
  • best by 5/23/2016 UPC 888109050054: D031921000
  • best by 5/23/2016 D032021000
  • best by 5/24/2016 D040221000
  • best by 6/6/2016 UPC 888109110659: D041324000
  • best by 6/17/2016 UPC 888109110642: D031924000
  • best by 5/23/2016 D032524000
  • best by 5/29/2016 D032624000
  • best by 5/30/2016 D041424000
  • best by 6/18/2016 D041524000
  • best by 6/19/2016 D031824000
  • best by 5/22/2016 D032024000
  • best by 5/24/2016 D032424000
  • best by 5/28/2016

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 →

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