Certain Tastykake products were issued a voluntary recall after “tiny fragments of mesh wire” were discovered in the snack food.
Flowers Foods Inc., the Georgia-based company best known for producing the Tastykakes brand of pastries, issued a statement on Sunday that they were taking a “precautionary measure” by recalling Tastykake multipack cupcakes after small pieces of mesh wire were found. Included in the recall were the chocolate cupcakes, the creme-filled chocolate cupcakes, and the buttercreme iced creme-filled chocolate cupcakes.
“The recall was initiated following notification by a vendor of the possible contamination in a supplied ingredient,” read the statement from Flowers Foods.
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Days later, on Wednesday, the company issued an amended update regarding their recall on Tastykake products, adding the Tastykake Krimpets products to the recall. Included in the recall were the butterscotch, creme-filled, and jelly-filled krimpets.
“The recall was initiated following notification by a vendor of the possible contamination in a supplied ingredient and is being amended following additional notification from the vendor,” the statement read.
The Tastykake products that were being recalled showed expiration dates of late November throughout the end of December, according to the company statement.
The Food and Drug Administration shared the announcement from Flowers Foods Inc. regarding the recall of Tastykake products.
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Flowers Foods Inc. said that no injuries or incidents have occurred in relation to the recalled products, according to the company statement.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Flowers Foods Inc. for a statement but did not immediately receive a response.
