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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published July 2, 2020

Hostess Raspberry Zingers Recall: Mold Risk Before Best By Date

Hostess recalls Raspberry Zingers and Iced Cake products with mold risk before best by date. Consumers should check UPCs and discard if mold present.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1154-2020FoodHostess ›
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Recalling firmHostess Brands, LLC1 E Armour Blvd · Kansas City, MO 64111-1201
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Hostess is recalling Raspberry Zingers and Raspberry Iced Cake products that may have mold before the best by date. This could cause food spoilage or illness if consumed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15511-hostess-raspberry-zingers-recall-mold-risk-before-best-by-date.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15511-hostess-raspberry-zingers-recall-mold-risk-before-best-by-date · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1154-2020

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“Hostess Raspberry Zingers Recall: Mold Risk Before Best By Date.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15511-hostess-raspberry-zingers-recall-mold-risk-before-best-by-date. Based on FDA recall #F-1154-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1154-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 2, 2020, that Hostess Brands LLC is recalling Hostess Raspberry Zingers and Raspberry Iced Cake With Creamy Fillling due to potential mold contamination prior to the best-by date. Owners should discard or return the products.

How to tell if you have it

  • Hostess Raspberry Zingers
  • Raspberry Iced Cake With Creamy Fillling
  • Boxes containing 10 cakes Net Wt. 13.4 OZ (380 g) UPC 88109110604
  • Clear plastic bags containing 3 cakes Net Wt. 4.02 OZ (114 g) UPC 888109010089
  • Lot codes: H061224000, H06132400, H061424000, H0161524000
  • Best By dates: 8/26/2020, 8/27/2020, 8/28/2020, 8/29/2020

The hazard

The product potentially has mold prior to the best-by date. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Hostess Brands, LLC has had six other recalls since August 28, 2014, including a 2021-08-13 recall for Listeria and Salmonella risk in Soft White Hot Dog Buns. Other recent recalls of similar products include Quten Turmeric Capsules Recall: Mold Contamination Risk (2025-12-16) and Spring & Mulberry Mint Leaf Date-Sweetened Chocolate Recall: Potential Salmonella Contamination (2026-01-09).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for mold on the product. Products with UPC 88109110604 (10-pack) or UPC 888109010089 (3-pack) and best by dates from August 26-29, 2020 are affected. Frozen versions have no best by date.

  • Brand
    Hostess
  • Product
    Hostess Raspberry Zingers, Raspberry Iced Cake With Creamy Fillling, packaged in the following ways: 1) in boxes
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check for Mold

    Inspect the product for visible mold. If mold is present, discard the product immediately.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: 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: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed nationwide to retail and wholesale food stores” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 2, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 12, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 19, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 11, 2021420202021
  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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1154-2020 (July 2, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1154-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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