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Bread & BakeryHostess

Hostees Dong

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What is in it
41 ingredients
Listed in label order
Open research
12 flagged
Additives and processing ingredients, not whole foods
Recalls
Recalled 2025
3 FDA and other notices list this product's barcode.
Certified organic
Not certified
Not in the USDA organic register
Non-GMO verified
Not verified
Not verified by any public database
Who owns the brand
Hostess
Hostess.

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41 ingredientsIn label order
41 on the label12 we are researching
This ingredient list — sources and dates
12 flagged ingredientsi1 with studies

We hold research on these

natural flavor
undisclosed flavoring · #30 on the label
1 study

Classified as worth checking, not yet researched

Every study above — sources and dates
2 recalls and government noticesFDA, FSIS, CPSC and CBP records
Notices that list this product2
FDA · Class II2025-08-20Ongoing

May have spoiled, fermented or grown mould.

The notice says: Mold. The firm noticed an increase in customer complaints. They conducted a root cause investigation and discovered that one of their coolers had malfunctioning.

What it covered: Hostess Ding Dongs CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CREAMY FILLING 2.55 oz twin pack UPC 8 88109 01002 7; 10-1.28 oz carton (12.7 oz) UPC 8 88109 11061 1; 16-1.28 oz carton (20.31 oz) Individual selling unit - UPC 8 88109 01182 6 16-count selling unit - UPC 8 88109 11092 5

The notice from J.M. Smucker Company lists this product's barcode.

FDA · Class II2016-06-03Terminated

Contains peanut without saying so on the label, which matters if you are allergic to it.

The notice says: Product is manufactured with flour known to contain peanut allergen and is not labeled to contain peanuts.

What it covered: 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 firm name on the label is Hostess Brands LLC, Kansas City, MO 64141; and Dolly Zingers in 6-ct. single serving packs, 3 cakes per pack net wt. 3.81 oz. (108g), the responsible name on the label is Hostess Brands, LLC, Kansas City, MO 64141

The notice from Hostess lists this product's barcode.

The agency filed 2 records under this notice, one per affected product line.

Notices naming Hostess, without naming this product0

No notice names Hostess without naming a product.

Every notice above — sources and dates