Hostess Holiday White Peppermint Twinkies Recall: Salmonella Risk
Hostess recalls Holiday White Peppermint Twinkies due to potential Salmonella contamination from a supplier. Consumers should avoid eating these products.
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Product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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What happened, in plain English
Hostess is recalling Holiday White Peppermint Twinkies because they may contain Salmonella from a supplier. This poses a risk of foodborne illness if eaten. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22459-hostess-holiday-white-peppermint-twinkies-recall-salmonella-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22459-hostess-holiday-white-peppermint-twinkies-recall-salmonella-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1514-2017
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“Hostess Holiday White Peppermint Twinkies Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22459-hostess-holiday-white-peppermint-twinkies-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1514-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1514-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier due to possible Salmonella contamination. Salmonella can cause food poisoning, but the risk is low if the product is not consumed.
Who’s affected
Anyone who owns or has purchased these specific Twinkies. People most at risk are those with weakened immune systems or young children.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for the product name 'Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies', net weight 13.02 oz (369 g), and UPC 888109111571. The batch dates range from December 4, 2016, to January 25, 2017.
- Brand
Hostess- Product
Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies, cream-filled snack cakes, Net Wt. 13.02 oz. (369 g), UPC 888109111571- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop Using It
Discard the recalled Twinkies immediately to avoid potential foodborne illness.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Is there a risk of serious injury from this product?
The hazard is potential foodborne illness from Salmonella, which is not a serious injury risk in normal use.
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Where this comes from
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-1514-2017 (January 9, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1514-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.