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Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets Recall: Metal Fragments

Flowers Foods recalls Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets due to potential small metal fragments. Check UPCs and dates for affected lots.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0236-2022FoodTastykake ›
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Recalling firmFlowers Foods (Corporate Offices)1919 Flowers Cir · Thomasville, GA 31757-1137
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Flowers Foods is recalling specific packages of Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets because an ingredient supplier notified them of the potential presence of small metal fragments. The recall covers various sizes including 24oz, 12oz, 3oz, and 2oz boxes distributed across many states. No remedy or return instructions are currently listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/13902-tastykake-butterscotch-krimpets-recall-metal-fragments.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/13902-tastykake-butterscotch-krimpets-recall-metal-fragments · Updated October 10, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0236-2022

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“Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets Recall: Metal Fragments.” GovInfoNow, updated October 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13902-tastykake-butterscotch-krimpets-recall-metal-fragments. Based on FDA recall #F-0236-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0236-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Oct. 31, 2021, that Flowers Foods is voluntarily recalling Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets due to the potential presence of small metal fragments. Consumers should stop eating the product and contact the company for a refund.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Tastykake
  • Product: Butterscotch Krimpets
  • 24oz (12-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00396 1
  • 12oz (6-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00227 8
  • 3oz UPC 0 25600 00002 1
  • 2oz UPC 0 25600 00083 0
  • Dates: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Nov. 27, Dec. 8

The hazard

The firm was notified by an ingredient supplier of the potential small metal fragments in one of the ingredients. The recall is classified as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Flowers Foods has issued four other recalls since Dec. 2, 2020, including a May 24, 2023, recall for undeclared peanuts and an Oct. 7, 2022, recall for undeclared soy. Other recent recalls of similar products include the July 30, 2026, Ukrop's Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Recall for metal fragments and the June 11, 2026, Wondermade Alabama Banana Pudding Marshmallows recall due to a metal hazard.

How to tell if you have this one

Check your packages for the following UPCs: 0 25600 00396 1 (24oz), 0 25600 00227 8 (12oz), 0 25600 00002 1 & 2 (3oz), and 0 25600 00083 0 (2oz). Affected dates include November 24, November 27, December 1, December 8, and December 01.

  • Brand
    Tastykake
  • Product
    Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets 24oz (12-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00396 1; 12oz (6-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00227 8 ; 3oz UPC 0 25600
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 6 products

All 6 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Products was distributed to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV & WY.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0233-2022Tastykake Buttercreme Iced Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes 14.25oz (6-2ct) box UPC 0 25600 00230 8 & 2.375oz package, UPC 0 25600 00004 5; Box - Enjoy By Date DEC 14 Package - Enjoy By Date DEC 1810,009cs/14.25oz boxes
F-0234-2022Tastykake Chocolate Cupcakes 12.75oz, UPC 0 25600 00219 3; Enjoy By Date DEC 14, DEC 18 & DEC 214,626cs/12.75oz boxes
F-0235-2022Tastykake Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes 14.25oz, UPC 0 25600 00223 0; Enjoy By Date DEC 14 & DEC 183,310cs/14.25oz boxes
F-0236-2022Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets 24oz (12-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00396 1; 12oz (6-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00227 8 ; 3oz UPC 0 25600 00002 1 & 2oz, UPC 0 25600 00083 0; 24oz - 12oz - NOV. 24 & DEC 01 3oz - NOV. 27, DEC. 01 & DEC. 08 2oz - DEC. 012,471cs/24oz boxes; 10,309cs/12oz boxes & 3,920cs/30 pckgs
F-0237-2022Tastykake Creme Filled Krimpets 14.25oz (6-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00355 8; 3.625oz (3ct) UPC 0 25600 08637 7; 14.25oz - NOV. 20, NOV. 24 & NOV. 27 3.25oz - DEC. 082,264cs/14.25oz boxes & 4,626cs/12.75oz boxes
F-0238-2022Tastykake Jelly Krimpets 12oz (6-2ct) UPC 0 25600 00228 5 & 3oz (3ct) UPC 0 25600 00025 0; 12oz - NOV. 22, NOV. 25 & NOV. 29 3.25oz - NOV. 252,583cs/12oz boxes & 459cs/3oz pkgs
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Packages

    Verify if your Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets match the listed UPCs and production dates.

  2. Stop Consumption

    Do not eat the product if it matches the recalled items due to the risk of metal fragments.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 36 states and D.C..

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: yesMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Products was distributed to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV & WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 31, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 2, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 8, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 12, 2022420212022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0236-2022 (October 31, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0236-2022 to see it in context.
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