Overview

• The action covers select lots of Hostess Chocolate Ding Dongs in single-serve 2-count, 10-count, and 16-count family packs.
• Affected packages carry Best By dates from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 2025, and match UPCs 8-88109-01002, 8-88109-11061, and 8-88109-11092.
• Smucker reports the malfunction created conditions that could allow mold to develop before the listed dates.
• Distribution was nationwide, though notices did not specify which retailers or states received the impacted lots.
• Consumers should not eat the listed items and may return them for a refund or replacement, with questions directed to Hostess at 1-800-483-7253; the FDA warns some food molds can produce harmful mycotoxins.