Food recall: Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes, Net Wt. 13.02 oz. (369 g), UPC 888109111571.
Class II FDA enforcement event 76184. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Hostess Brands, LLC started this food recall on 9 Jan 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Kansas City, MO. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 76184 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Mar 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 1 Dec 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
Recalling firm
Hostess Brands, LLC, Kansas City, MO.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1514-2017 | Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes, Net Wt. 13.02 oz. (369 g), UPC 888109111571. | 123,127 cases | Class II | Terminated | 1 Mar 2017 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2017
- 599
- Share of these events in Class II
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 7
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2021 | Hostess Soft White Hamburger Buns, Net Wt. 12 OZ, UPC 888109110987 | Food | Class II | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Hostesss SnoBalls packaged as Hostess Chocolate CupCakes, Net Wt 3.17 OZ, UPC 8 88109 01001 0, Hostess Brands, LLC Kansa | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Hostess Raspberry Zingers, Raspberry Iced Cake With Creamy Fillling, packaged in the following ways: 1) in boxes contain | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Hostess Brownies Cookies 'n Crème packaged in the following ways: 1) 6 Brownies individually wrapped packaged in a cardb | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Hostess Chocodile Twinkies, chocolate covered sponge cake with creamy filling, packaged in 9-ct multi-packs of individua | Food | Class II | 11 |
| 28 Aug 2014 | Hostess Frosted Bagged Donettes, 11.25 oz | Food | Class II | 6 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1514-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 76184. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/76184/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 76184?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
123,127 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2017 have the same class?
- 52% of the 599 food events that started in 2017 are in Class II.